LONDON—Oil prices rose on Tuesday on expectations of potential economic stimulus by China, healthy demand in the rest of Asia, and a drop in U.S. crude stockpiles.
Brent crude futures rose 63 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $84.81 a barrel at 0840 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures gained 68 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $80.42 a barrel.
