Crude oil futures were mixed in mid-morning trade in Asia Friday after prices surged overnight on US President Donald Trump announcing he would support the US oil industry, while broader sentiment remained volatile. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now At 10:10 am Singapore time (0210 GMT), ICE Brent May crude futures were down 8 cents/b (0.28%) from Thursday’s settle at $28.39/b, while the NYMEX April light sweet crude contract was 37 cents/b (1.47%) higher at $25.59/b. The ICE Brent May contract had settled up $3.59/b day on day at $28.47/b and NYMEX April WTI $4.85/b higher at $25.22/b Thursday after Trump suggested he would support the US oil industry by stepping into the ongoing Saudi Arabia-Russia oil price war “at the appropriate time”. “The market did find some relief from President Donald Trump’s suggestion on getting involved with the […]