Crude oil followed other equities and commodities markets in turning risk-averse on Monday as rising Covid-19 infection rates in Europe and other countries prompted renewed lockdown measures
Brent crude futures were up 33 cents at $45.91 a barrel as of 0034 GMT, extending gains into a third day
Brent crude oil futures added 8 cents, or 0.2%, to $45.94 a barrel by 0134 GMT
Brent crude futures rose 9 cents to settle at $45.46 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures ended unchanged at $42.89 a barrel
Brent crude rose 21 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to $45.01 a barrel by 0023 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude was up 27 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $42.28 a barrel
Brent crude was up 14 cents, or 0.3%, at $45.10, heading for a gain of about 1.6% this week
Oil also drew support from signs that talks between the White House and Democrats in Congress on a new coronavirus relief package are making progress, although the sides remain far apart
Coronavirus cases continued to surge in the United States and stood at almost 18 million globally
A total of 132 companies, including UltraTech Cement, Nestle India, and IDBI Bank, are scheduled to announce their results today
Brent crude rose by 6 cents, or 0.1 per cent, to $43.37 a barrel by 0634 GMT, and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose by 1 cent to $41.08
Industry group American Petroleum Institute (API) reported US crude inventories rose last week by 7.5 million barrels compared with expectations for a draw of 2.1 million
Brent futures were up 15 cents, or 0.4 per cent, at $43.43 by 0117 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) edged up 2 cents to $40.83
More than 14 million people have been infected by the novel coronavirus globally and nearly 602,000 have died, according to a Reuters tally
Brent crude futures were up 10 cents, or 0.2%, at $43 a barrel as of 0049 GMT, and US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crudefutures rose 14 cents, or 0.4%, to $40.43 a barrel
After July, the cuts are due to taper to 7.7 million bpd until December although a final decision has yet to be taken
Brent crude futures fell 85 cents, or 2 per cent, to $42.44 a barrel by 12:58 p.m
Brent crude futures edged up 2 cents, or 0.05%, to $43.31, after gaining 0.5% on Wednesday
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climbed 13 cents, or 0.3%, to $40.76 a barrel at 0103 GMT, recouping a 2 cent loss from Monday
Brent crude settled at $43.10 a barrel, up 30 cents.
New Covid-19 cases in the United States rose by nearly 50,000 on Wednesday