Commodity Roundup: Oil rises to start new year, Russian gas exports to EU via Ukraine halted

bjdlzx/E+ via Getty Images Oil prices edged up on Thursday after a holiday-thinned trading session driven by demand optimism in China, the world's largest crude oil importer, and supported by an industry report showing a decline in US crude inventories. Brent crude ( CO1:COM ) futures rose +1.12% to $75.

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