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Prices are supported by solid demand heading into the peak US driving season, which lasts until September and a softer dollar

An oil tanker is loaded at an oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia. File photo: REUTERS/AHMED JADALLAH

Brent crude futures rose $1.12 or 1% to $113.67 a barrel at 9.12am GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 96c, or 0.9%, to $111.24 a barrel, adding to last week’s small gains for both contracts. Analysts said despite fears about soaring fuel prices potentially denting demand, mobility data from TomTom and Google had climbed in recent weeks, showing more people were on the roads in places like the US.

Market gains have been capped however by concerns about China’s efforts to crush Covid-19 with lockdowns, even with Shanghai due to reopen on June 1.

 

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