UPDATE 10-Brent up 1 pct on short-covering; U.S. crude down, just above $40 20.11.2015 23:55 Reuters NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Brent oil settled 1 percent higher on Friday on pre-weekend short-covering, while U.S. crude settled lower but just above the $40-per-barrel support it has struggled to defend after a surge in inventories.
