SINGAPORE: Oil prices climbed in Asia Monday on geopolitical tensions sparked by the deadly terror attacks in Paris but analysts said a global crude supply glut is likely to restrict any gains.

French warplanes pounded the Islamic State group's de facto capital in Syria on Sunday in retaliation for the carnage in the French capital claimed by the jihadists, sparking fears of escalating tensions in the oil-producing but politically volatile Middle East.

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