Oil gains on signs of thaw in U.S.-China trade war, inventory fall

TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday, recouping some of the heavy losses in the previous session, on signs of easing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing and a fall in U.S. crude stockpiles to their lowest in nearly a year.Brent crude futures rose 23 cents, or 0.4%, to $61.04 a barrel by 0650 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures was up 28 cents, or 0.5%, to $56.03 a barrel.The rise came after China moved to exempt some U.S. anti-cancer drugs and other goods from..