Crude oil futures were higher during the mid-morning trade in Asia April 20 as the market received some tailwind from a weakening dollar, even as pandemic concerns continued to limit upside in the market. At 10:46 am Singapore time (0246 GMT), the ICE Brent June contract was up 49 cents/b (0.73%) from the April 19 settle at $67.54/b, while the May NYMEX light sweet crude contract was 31 cents/b (0.49%) higher at $63.69/b. Oil prices were supported by a weakening US dollar, which boosts demand for dollar-denominated assets from buyers holding foreign currencies. At 10:38 am, the June contract for ICE Dollar Index trading at 91.010, down 0.583% from the previous settle. There was some optimism over an improving pandemic outlook in Europe, but this was countered by the deteriorating situation in India, […]