Oil futures climbed Tuesday to mark their best settlement since early October. Traders bet that production disruptions in Canada and Nigeria will help ease a global glut of crude supplies. The market also expects upcoming weekly reports to reveal a decline in oil inventories. June WTI crude rose 59 cents, or 1.2%, to settle at $48.31 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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