Oil prices shed value during the first session of 2024, on the back of interest rate jitters and as concerns eased that tensions in the Red Sea could disrupt supplies. Brent crude was down 45 cents, or 0.6 per cent, at $76.59 a barrel at 13:15 p.m. ET (18:15 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate crude was down 60 cents, or 0.8pc, at $71.05. Prices rose briefly in early trade after attacks on vess