Oil prices slip, but supported by hopes trade tensions could ease
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Crude oil prices slipped on Tuesday, but losses were limited as equity markets rallied and as traders hoped Sino-U.S. trade tensions would ease.The United States said it would extend a reprieve that permits China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] to buy components from U.S. companies, in a sign of a slight softening of the trade war between both countries. Brent crude had slipped 3 cents, or 0.05%, to $59.71 a barrel by 0147 GMT, after rising 1.88% on Monday. U.S. crude ..