Singapore/Melbourne — Oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session, on expectations that fuel demand will begin to recover as some US states and nations in Europe and Asia start to ease coronavirus lockdown measures.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose as much as 8.2% to a three-week high of $22.06 a barrel and were up 6.5%, or $1.33, at $21.72 at 4.54am GMT. The US benchmark is on a five-day win streak that started on April 29...
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