Tokyo/London — Oil prices rose on Friday but remained on track for a weekly loss as a surprise bounce in Chinese manufacturing activity calmed investors’ worries about progress in US-China trade talks.

Brent crude was up 27c, or 0.4%, at $59.89 a barrel by 9.30am GMT, on course for a drop of about 3.4% for the week. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 32c to $54.50 a barrel, which would leave it with a weekly loss of more than 3.8%...

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