
Oil edged up on Monday as upbeat manufacturing data from China, the world’s biggest crude importer, led to renewed optimism for fuel demand, although uncertainty about a Ukraine peace deal and global economic growth from potential US tariffs loomed.
Brent crude climbed 19 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $73.00 a barrel by 0720 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $69.95 a barrel, up 19 cents, or