Singapore — US oil prices fell for the second straight day on Tuesday amid market jitters over limited progress between China and the US on rolling back trade tariffs, worsened by a rise in US inventories.

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 10c or 0.18% to $56.95 a barrel by 1.48am GMT, falling again from an eight-week high hit last Friday when hopes for the trade deal rose...

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