Oil prices extend gains

Oil prices extended gains on Thursday after rising 1% the previous session, as bullish forecasts of recovering demand outweighed concerns about the impact of rising COVID-19 cases in Brazil, India and Japan.

Brent LCOc1 rose 49 cents, or 0.7%, to $67.76 a barrel by 0843 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was up 43 cents, or 0.7%, at $64.29 a barrel.

This is the third consecutive day that the both contracts are rising.

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