SINGAPORE: Oil rose in Asian trade Tuesday on concerns over possible US military action against Syria after Washington warned President Bashar al-Assad's regime it would face action over an alleged chemical weapons attack.
New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in
October, was up 57 cents to $106.49 in mid-morning trade, and Brent North Sea crude for October added 45 cents to $111.18.
