Melbourne — Oil prices fell on Tuesday as optimism for a straightforward recovery in fuel demand faded and a looming increase in supply weighed on the market, with Libya’s state oil company flagging progress on talks to resume exports.
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell as much as 44c, but recovered slightly after stronger-than-expected Chinese factory data. By 2am GMT they were trading down 26c, or 0.7%, at $39.44 a barrel, having jumped 3% on Monday...
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