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Oil jumps 6% on Trump health update

Hopes for a US stimulus package to counter the economic impacts of the pandemic also supported prices

Oil price: Brent was up rose $2.30, or 5.9%, to $41.57 a barrel by 1:09 pm EDT (1709 GMT)
Oil price: Brent was up rose $2.30, or 5.9%, to $41.57 a barrel by 1:09 pm EDT (1709 GMT)Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
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Published 5 October 2020, 17:42Updated 5 October 2020, 17:42