Oil holds steady near two-month high amid falling US stockpiles

The oil price hovers close to a two-month high in as indications of lower demand in Asia vies with a decrease in US stockpiles of crude oil.

by DANIEL LOGAN BERG-MUNCH

Oil held steady near a two-month high as signs of weaker demand in Asia vied with a decline in US crude stockpiles.

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