Oil steady amid diverging factors affecting global markets
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Singapore: Oil prices steadied in Asian trade on Thursday as forecasts of weak demand and a higher than expected rise in US gasoline and distillate in...
Singapore: Oil prices steadied in Asian trade on Thursday as forecasts of weak demand and a higher-than-expected rise in US gasoline and distillate inventories stemmed gains from an additional round of EU sanctions threatening Russian oil flows.
Brent crude futures were up 5 cents at $73.47 a barrel.
US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 11 cents to $70.18.
Both benchmarks rose over $1 each on Wednesday.
OPEC cut its demand growth forecasts for 2025 for the fifth straight month on Wednesday and by the largest amount yet.
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