Crude-oil prices were marginally higher in Asia Tuesday, but traded within a narrow range ahead of weekly U.S. oil inventory data that analysts say is expected to show rising supply levels. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in June traded at $102.73 a barrel at 0550 GMT, up $0.12 in the Globex electronic session. July Brent crude on London’s ICE Futures exchange rose $0.13 to $109.50 a barrel. “In the U.S., analysts predict a modest rise in crude stocks and a draw in distillate inventories as the country approaches the start of the driving season following the Memorial Day holiday on 26 May,” ANZ said in a report. U.S. oil stockpile data for last week are due from the American Petroleum Institute, a trade body, later Tuesday. The more definitive oil stockpile data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration are due Wednesday. While […]