Oil inches higher ahead of US-China trade deal

Expectations of a fall in US crude inventories also provides support to prices

Rising prices: oil gained support from an expected fall in US oil inventories and optimism on a US-China trade deal
Rising prices: oil gained support from an expected fall in US oil inventories and optimism on a US-China trade dealPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 14 January 2020, 05:50Updated 14 January 2020, 05:50