Oil Stable Below $100/bbl as Market Balances Chinese Data

Oil Stable Below $100/bbl as Market Balances Chinese Data
Storage tanks are seen at the Petroineos Ineos petrol refinery in Lavera, France, on March 29, 2022. Benoit Tessier/Reuters
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LONDON—Oil prices were stable on Monday, hovering close to $100 a barrel as support from a weaker dollar and recovering Chinese crude imports met renewed demand concerns linked to China’s stringent COVID-19 containment approach.

Brent crude futures rose by 6 cents, or 0.06 percent to $98.63 a barrel at 1026 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $92.60 a barrel, down 1 cent, or 0.01 percent.