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Oil rose nearly 4% on Friday on progress in US-China trade talks and stronger US employment and Chinese manufacturing data, but ended the week lower. Brent settled at $61.74 and WTI at $56.20.
Earlier losses reflected a rise in US crude inventories.
Trade progress and firmer macro data support crude demand expectations, feeding into energy and freight costs. Weekly losses reflect ongoing inventory and demand concerns.
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