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Oil near late-2014 highs as Saudi pushes for higher prices

OilpricesonThursdayremainedclosetohighstouchedthepreviousdaythatwerelastseeninlate2014,buoyedasU.S.crudeinventoriesdeclinedandastopexporterSaudiArabiaisexpected

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US sanctions on Venezuela partly keep oil price at 2-month high

Oil prices rose to two-month highs on Monday, ending the strongest month of the year for crude futures, boosted in part by threats of US sanctions against Venezuela's oil sector.

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Oil flat, hovers below $50 level ahead of OPEC meeting

OilpriceswerelittlechangedonFridayaheadofakeymeetingofmajoroilproducingnationsnextweek,sittingbelowthe$50perbarrellevelthatwasbrieflybreachedforthefirsttimein6w

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Hang Seng futures decline after US stocks tumble on renewed Brexit contagion fears

Hong Kong stocks are expected to open lower Wednesday, as the Hang Seng Index futures July contract fell 0.4 per cent or 85 points to 20,640 in the pre-opening session.