Oil halts three-day slump but virus outbreak, oversupply still weigh
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LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose nearly 10% on Thursday after a three-day selloff drove them to their lowest levels in almost two decades as demand plummeted due to the coronavirus and supplies surged in a fight for market share between Russia and Saudi Arabia.Benchmark Brent, which has lost half its value in less than two weeks, was offered some respite as investors across financial markets assessed the impact of massive central bank stimulus. Brent crude jumped $2.29, or 9.2%, at $27.16 a..