Singapore — Oil prices were stable on Tuesday after posting strong gains the previous day when investors piled money into financial markets in expectation that Democrat Hillary Clinton would win the US presidential election. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 6c at $44.83 a barrel at 3.43am GMT. The contract gained almost 1.9% the previous session. International Brent crude prices were up 6c at $46.21 a barrel. "Investors piled back into the energy sector," ANZ bank said, with polls putting Clinton ahead of her Republican competitor Donald Trump for Tuesday’s election. Clinton is seen by investors as offering greater certainty and stability. But traders said that poor data out of China on Tuesday was dragging on prices. China, which vies with the US for position as the world’s biggest crude importer, bought 6.78-million barrels of oil from abroad in October, down 12.9% from the previous month and the lowest volume this year on a daily basis. The country’s refin...
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