Crude oil futures were mixed during mid-morning trade in Asia July 6 as the market awaits for fresh drivers to kick start the week. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now At 10:40 am Singapore time (0200 GMT), ICE Brent September crude futures were up 14 cents/b (0.33%) from the July 3 settle at $42.94/b, while the NYMEX August light sweet crude contract was down by 28 cents/b (0.66%) at $40.37/b. “Crude oil prices rose last week as optimism of a V-shaped economic recovery was strengthened by positive economic data, though some gains were pared on Friday. Falling inventories in the US and stronger US job data boosted positive market sentiment,” according to a July 6 note by ANZ analysts. Nonetheless, rising cases of coronavirus in the US, which led to several states re-introducing movement restrictions continued to […]