Oil prices recovered from its drop on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump sought a new trade deal with China after positive comments by Beijing, calming nerves in the market after a tit-for-tat tariff hike that had kent the markets unsteady.
Brent crude was up by 25 cents, or 0.4%, at $58.95 a barrel by 0214 GMT, after falling 1% in the previous session for the third day in a row.
U.S. crude was up by 30 cents or 0.6% at $53.94 a barrel, having also dropped 1% on Monday for the fourth day of declines.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said that China was willing to resolve the trade dispute through “calm” negotiations while Trump said that he believed that China was sincere about wanting to reach a deal, settling global markets.
Oil prices have fallen around 20% from 2019 high reached in April due to the concerns of the U.S.-China trade conflict which could dent demand for oil.
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