Oil prices gain as Middle East tension poses supply risks

Oil prices increased on Tuesday with escalating tension in the Middle East following the deaths of three US soldiers in Jordan, while economic concerns in China limited the price upticks.

The international benchmark crude Brent traded at $82.01 per barrel at 12.25 a.m. local time (0925 GMT), a 0.83% increase from the closing price of $81.33 a barrel in the previous trading session on Monday.

The American benchmark, West Texas Intermediat

• international benchmark crude Brent