Oil Prices Find Support in Trade Talks and Mideast Tensions
Crude oil futures steadied on Monday, supported by a rebound in stock markets and escalating Saudi-Iran tensions.
Global stocks came off six-week lows on optimism that the United States and China are set to begin trade talks, easing fears about a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
The possibility of a full-blown trade war had weighed on the energy complex on fears that it could harm oil demand.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 9 cents at $70.54 a barrel at 1206 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 eased 5 cents to $65.83.