Oil prices rise about 3%

NEW YORK. KAZINFORM: Oil prices rose about 3 percent on Tuesday, recovering a chunk off losses from the previous session, as supply disruptions of 2.5 million barrels per day in Canada and elsewhere offset concerns about growing record high US crude stockpiles.

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Brent crude futures were up $1.40, or 3.2 percent, at $45.03 per barrel by 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT). On Monday, it fell 3.8 percent.
US crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures rose 87 cents, or 2 percent, to $44.31.
Refined products were also firmer, with US gasoline futures gaining 2 percent and ultralow sulfur diesel , also known as heating oil, soaring 3 percent. Both had fallen about 4 percent in the previous session.
Source: Arab News