Oil steadies as trade optimism counterweighs U.S. stockpile build
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LONDON (Reuters) - Oil steadied above $64 a barrel on Wednesday as an industry report showing a surprise boost in U.S. crude inventories was offset by optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal being agreed.Oil industry group the American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday said U.S. crude inventories rose by 3.6 million barrels, compared with analysts' expectations for a decrease. The U.S. government's supply report is due out later on Wednesday. Brent crude was up 15 cents at $64.42 a barrel by 1011..