Crude oil futures rose during the mid-morning trade in Asia Nov. 24, extending overnight gains, as the market remained supported by the progress of a third potential COVID-19 vaccine and co-operation from US President Donald Trump in moving President-elect Joe Biden’s transition forward. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now At 10:51 am Singapore time (0251 GMT), ICE Brent January crude futures were up 35 cents/b (0.76%) from the Nov. 23 settle at $46.41/b, while the NYMEX January light sweet crude contract was 37 cent/b (0.86%) higher at $43.43/b. The contracts had risen 2.45% and 1.51% respectively on Nov. 23 on reports that a Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine had an average efficacy of 70%, with analysts noting it was cheaper to produce and distribute than two other vaccines that have also released promising results in recent days. “With the earlier Pfizer and […]