NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices settled mixed on Tuesday.

       The West Texas Intermediate for February delivery lost 28 cents, or 0.39 percent, to settle at 72.4 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for March delivery increased 14 cents, or 0.18 percent, to settle at 78.29 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.