US crude futures for June delivery rose 12% to $ 33 a barrel, and Brent crude increased 8.7% to $ 35.3 a barrel.

Oil prices rose in futures on Tuesday, supported by an unexpected pledge from Saudi Arabia to deepen production cuts in June to help reduce the oversupply in global markets, which was aggravated by a sharp drop in fuel demand due to the pandemic of the emerging Corona virus.

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