Oil ticks up slightly as tentative U.S.-China hopes lend support

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices inched up slightly on Monday after rising expectations of a U.S.-China trade deal boosted benchmarks in the previous session.Brent crude futures for January rose 15 cents to $61.84 a barrel by 0948 GMT, erasing earlier losses. December U.S. crude futures also swung back into positive territory, rising 11 cents to $56.31 a barrel.Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump have been in continuous touch through "various means", China said on Monday,..