SINGAPORE: Oil prices rebounded in Asia Friday after tanking nearly five percent the day before on fresh worries about an oversupply, while traders await the release of key US jobs data.

The commodity plunged Thursday in response to official figures showing US commercial inventories fell less than expected last week, indicating softer demand in the world's topoil consumer as the country's crucial driving season kicks in.

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