Oil rises on demand outlook despite China fuel reserves release – Reuters

Oil rises on demand outlook despite China fuel reserves release – Reuters

Nov 1 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled higher on Monday as expectations of strong demand and a belief that a key producer group will not turn on the spigots too fast helped reverse initial losses caused by the release of fuel reserves by No. 1 world energy consumer China.

Brent crude futures settled up 99 cents, or 1.1 %, to $84.71 a barrel after hitting a session low of $83.03.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 84 cents, or 0.6%, to $84.05, having fallen to $82.74 earlier.