Oil prices moved higher on Thursday as news that Britain and the European Union had signed a post-Brexit trade deal, as well as a draw in U.S. inventory, sparked optimism.

Exports reached 85.2 million tons worth $25.1 billion and imports were at 25 million tons worth $26.8 billion during March 20-Dec. 20

Sweetened feedstock will be transferred to the olefin unit to annually produce 458,000 tons of ethylene, 124,000 tons of propylene, 132,000 tons of pyrolysis gasoline and 33,000 tons of liquid fuel

Based on the optimism that the House and Senate had reached an agreement in regards to the revised bipartisan fiscal stimulus bill on Sunday, gold futures traded to an intraday high of $1912 overseas last night in London.

The government plans to scrap rules that tie refunding exporters’ value added tax to repatriation of their export earnings, head of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) said.