Tokyo — Oil futures hit a six-week high on Tuesday, rising for a fifth day on optimism that Opec and other countries may agree to extend production cuts in a bid to support prices.

Brent was up 26c, or 0.4%, at $62.85 a barrel by 3.49am GMT, while US crude was 27c, or 0.5%, higher at $58.12 a barrel. Brent touched its highest since August 1, while US crude rose to the highest since July 31...

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