(AP) - Oil prices edged up to near $82 a barrel Wednesday, as surging trade figures in China and a weaker dollar helped offset an inventory report providing mixed evidence about U.S. crude demand. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for April delivery was up 37 cents to $81.86 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract lost 38 cents to settle at $81.49 on Tuesday. Oil prices received a boost from a steep rise in Chinese trade figures, with February...
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