Oil climbs 1% on economic recovery hopes despite fresh Asian restrictions – Reuters


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By Devika Krishna Kumar 3 Min Read NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday, lifted by European economic reopenings and rising U.S. demand after prices fell earlier due to surging coronavirus cases in Asia and underwhelming Chinese manufacturing data. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack stands idle in Dewitt County, Texas January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Anna Driver Brent crude ended the session up 75 cents, or 1.1%, at $69.46 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude settled 90 cents, or 1.4%, higher at $66.27. The British economy reopened, giving 65 million people a measure of freedom...