Oil prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday as investors sought bargains following the previous day’s slump, but the recovery was stunted by fears of a slow recovery in demand due to new pandemic lockdowns in Europe and a build in U.S. crude stocks.
Brent crude futures rose 69 cents, or 1.1%, to $61.48 a barrel by 0733 GMT, after tumbling 5.9% and hitting a low of $60.50 the previous day.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climbed 63 cents, or 1.1%, to $58.39 a barrel, having lost 6.2% and touched a low of $57.32 on Tuesday.
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