Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel yesterday, after US President Donald Trump said he would hold an extensive meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit later on this month.
Tensions in the Middle East after last weekās tanker attacks, with the US planning to send more troops to the Middle East, also lent support.
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