Oil rose to the most in more than a week as the preliminary trade truce between the U.S. and China fanned optimism about economic growth.
Futures rose as much as 1.4% in New York. Under the settlement between the world’s largest economies, China pledged to increase purchases of U.S. commodities. The landmark deal helped fuel a record-setting rally in American equities.
West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery advanced 64 cents to $58.45 a barrel at 10:48 a.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange after earlier rising the most since Jan. 8.
Brent for March settlement rose 59 cents to $64.59 on the ICE Futures Europe exchange. The global benchmark crude traded at a $6.18 premium to WTI for the same month.
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China pledged $52.4 billion of additional purchases of American energy this year and next, although it didn’t say whether it would lift a retaliatory 5% tariff on U.S. crude. The Asian nation, whose oil imports from the U.S. peaked at 14.7 million barrels in January 2018, would need to boost purchases to 21.9 million barrels a month this year and 36.2 million barrels in 2021 to fulfill the pledge.