File photo: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, US, November 22, 2019. Sentiment was also bolstered by hopes that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), Russia and other producers, a group known as Opec+, will keep crude output in check. Brent crude futures rose 17 cents, or 0.4%, to $45.13 a barrel by 0039 GMT while US West Texas Intermediate crude gained 4 cents, or 0.1%, to $42.46 a barrel. Both benchmarks had increased by 5% last week. Also read - Asian shares rise on hopes for rapid vaccine rolloutUS healthcare workers and others recommended that the nation’s first Covid-19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month, a top official of the government’s vaccine development effort said on Sunday.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 23, 2020 00:56 UTC