Oil rose on Friday and was on track for another weekly gain supported by solid fuel demand in the United States, although fresh COVID-19 alerts in Shanghai and Beijing curbed gains.
Brent crude was up 40 cents, or 0.3%, at $123.47 a barrel at 0934 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 30 cents, or 0.3%, to $121.81 a barrel.
With prices overall rallying in the past two months, Brent was on track for a fourth consecutive weekly gain and WTI was set for a seventh straight weekly increase.
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