Oil prices rise on solid China growth, Middle East tensions

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Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the Chinese economy grew faster than expected, while heightened tensions in the Middle East ç
Brent futures for June delivery rose 48 cents, or 0.5%, to $90.58 a barrel by 0437 GMT. U.S. crude futures for May delivery rose 49 cents, or 0.6%, to $85.90 a barrel.

The benchmarks rose on the back of solid economic growth in China, the world's biggest oil importer. Official gross domestic product grew 5.3% in the first quarter, year-on-year, government data showed, comfortably beating analysts' expectations.