Tokyo — Crude oil futures fell on Friday amid lingering uncertainty on whether, and when, the US and China will agree a long-awaited deal to end their bitter trade dispute, the gloom compounded by rising crude inventories in the US.

Brent crude, the global benchmark, was down 16c, or 0.3%, at $62.13 (R916) a barrel by 2.59am GMT, after gaining 0.9% in the previous session...

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