NEW YORK, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices inched up on Wednesday.

       The West Texas Intermediate for May delivery went up 28 cents, or 0.33 percent, to settle at 85.43 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for June delivery gained 43 cents, or 0.48 percent, to settle at 89.35 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.