Tokyo — Oil prices edged higher on Thursday with the market mood switching to relief as Opec forecast a supply deficit in 2020, from doom and gloom over data showing a surprise increase in US crude inventories.
Brent futures rose 24 cents, or 0.4%, to $63.96 a barrel by 2.42am GMT, after skidding 1% on Wednesday on the US stocks build-up...
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