Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Oil prices edged lower on Thursday after an industry report showed a build in US crude stockpiles and as tariff concerns weighed on sentiment, falling back from gains made in the previous session on worries over supply disruptions in Russia.

Brent futures were down 22 cents, or 0.29 per cent, at $75.82 a barrel by 0135 GMT.

US West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 30 cents, or 0.42 per cent, to $71.95. The March contract expires on Thursday and the more active April contract eased 0.26 per cent to $71.84, as per a Reuters report.

Oil prices held near a one-week high on Wednesday.

Besides the higher US inventories, import tariffs announced by the Trump administration could dent oil prices by raising the cost of consum...