Crude prices near the $50-per-barrel mark

Larger-than-predicted falls in US inventories allied to signs demand is strengthening buoy values

Price rise: US crude stocks lost 4.7 million barrels at 490.6 million barrels during the previous week
Price rise: US crude stocks lost 4.7 million barrels at 490.6 million barrels during the previous week
Published 19 July 2017, 18:53Updated 19 July 2017, 18:53