Oil Slips on China Demand Fears, Supply Worries Limit Losses

Oil Slips on China Demand Fears, Supply Worries Limit Losses
The chimneys of the Total Grandpuits oil refinery are seen just after sunset, southeast of Paris, France, on March 1, 2021. Christian Hartmann/Reuters
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TOKYO/LONDON—Oil edged lower on Monday pressured by worries over slowing demand in China, although concern over tight global supply and the deepening Ukraine crisis kept Brent crude above $111 a barrel.

China’s economy slowed in March as consumption, real estate, and exports were hit, taking the shine off faster-than-expected first-quarter growth numbers and worsening an outlook already weakened by COVID-19 curbs and the Ukraine war.