Seoul — Oil prices held near $67 a barrel on Friday ahead of talks over the trade dispute between the US and Chinese presidents over the weekend and on production cuts from oil cartel Opec on Monday.

Brent crude futures were up 7c at $66.62 a barrel by 10.33am GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 12c at $59.55 a barrel. Brent was on course for a gain of about 25% in the first half of 2019 and WTI for a 30% gain...

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