Melbourne — Oil prices drifted lower on Thursday as concerns about renewed Covid-19 lockdowns in the US outweighed signs of a recovery in US gasoline demand.

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 14 US cents, or 0.3%, to $40.76 a barrel by 2.29am GMT, after rising 0.7% on Wednesday...

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