Asia stocks edge higher, oil up amid Gulf confusion

Oil prices edged higher as shipping disruptions weighed on markets. Per Channel NewsAsia, Brent crude rose zero point nine percent to eighty-four point thirty-two dollars a barrel, while US crude gained zero point seven percent to seventy-eight point seventy-four dollars a barrel, as shipping through a vital waterway slowed to a trickle.

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