NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices declined on Tuesday as investors took profits from recent rally.

The West Texas Intermediate for November Delivery lost 34 U.S. cents to settle at 51.88 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for November delivery erased 58 cents to close at 58.44 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.