Oil prices jumped more than 2% on Friday after health authorities in China, the top global crude importer, eased some of the country’s heavy COVID curbs.
Brent crude futures rose $2.39, or 2.6%, to $96.06 a barrel by 0745 GMT, extending a 1.1% rise in the previous session.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained $2.24, or 2.6%, to $88.71 a barrel, after climbing 0.8% in the previous session.
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