SINGAPORE: Oil prices climbed in Asia on Thursday, holding above $45 a barrel following a fall in US crude production, but concerns over excess global supplies and soft demand continued to cap gains.

Official numbers showed China’s manufacturing sector shrank for a second straight month in September, highlighting the challenges facing the world’s second-largest economy.

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