Brent oil hits six-month low after Chinese trade data
By Claire Milhench LONDON (Reuters) - Crude oil futures touched multi-month lows on Monday after a weekend of mixed data from China showing higher oil imports in July but weaker trade figures overall, hurting sentiment across the commodities markets. China's crude oil imports rose by 4.1 percent in July from June, but this was offset by broader trade figures showing an 8.3 percent slump in exports. "The market is more focused on the general Chinese data which is very weak ... it seems
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