Oil nudges up on escalating Ukraine war, signs of improving China demand By Reuters
By Laila Kearney (Reuters) – Oil edged up on Wednesday amid an escalation in the Ukraine war and signs of growing Chinese crude imports, while rising stocks checked overall price gains. futures gained 9 cents, or 0.1%, to $73.40 a barrel by 0003 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 14 cents, or 0.2%, to $69.53 per barrel. U.S. crude oil stocks were seen rising by 4.75 million barrels