Oil futures ease ahead of weekend, contract roll

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures gave up the bulk of early gains Friday, with caution ahead of the three-day weekend vying with bets that protests and government crackdowns in the Middle East would lead to supply risks. Oil for March delivery , the front-month contract that expires on Tuesday, turned down 28 cents, or 0.3%, to $86.07 a barrel. The more actively traded April contract was up 33 cents, or 0.4%, to $89.21 a barrel, coming off intraday highs past $91 a barrel.

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