Crude oil futures rose in early Asian trade on Thursday, shrugging off a surprise build in U.S. inventories as some Chinese traders returned following a weeklong National Day holiday period. U.S. crude stocks rose by 3.1 million barrels to 461 million last week as refineries reduced production and idled capacity. Analysts had expected an increase of 2.2 million barrels. Both major oil benchmarks rose more than 1 percent on Thursday although trading was thin in the early part of the Asian session. With China open for business trading is likely to more volatile in commodities, ANZ said in a morning note. U.S. crude was up 50 cents, or 1.05 percent, at $48.31 at 0039 GMT (2039 EDT). The contract fell 1.5 percent on Wednesday after three days of gains. Brent crude, the global oil […]