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By Mohi Narayan NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Oil prices were steady on Wednesday, with market players on the lookout for fuel demand pointers amid COVID-19 concerns after Singapore suspended quarantine-free travel and Australia renewed its vaccination push due to a surge in Omicron variant cases. Brent crude futures rose 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $74.06 a barrel after gaining 3.4% in the last session. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 24 cents, or 0.3%, to $71.36 a barrel at 0610 GMT after jumping 3.7% on Tuesday. “The bias is positive over optimistic updates from vaccine maker Moderna …