Oil edges up on China demand hopes, US inventories in focus

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Oil edged higher on Tuesday, on track for a third day of gains, supported by investor optimism that holiday travel in China would boost fuel demand and by expectations U.S. inventories would show a drop in crude stocks.

for trips abroad during the upcoming May Day holiday point to a continued recovery in travel to Asian countries. U.S. crude inventories are expected to fall by 1.7 million barrels in weekly supply reports.

Brent crude rose 10 cents to $82.83 a barrel at 0805 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 15 cents to $78.91. Both contracts rose over 1% on Monday. "Investors expressed optimism that Chinese holiday travel would boost fuel demand in the world's largest oil importer," said Leon Li, an analyst at CMC Markets.

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