SINGAPORE: Oil prices held above $50 in Asia on Wednesday as traders awaited US inventory data and the dollar remained weak, boosting demand for the commodity.

"The WTI crude oil price closed above the $50 mark for the first time in eight months, resulting in a cheerful rally in energy stocks," said Margaret Yang, an analyst at CMC Markets in Singapore.

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