Oil prices were rising in early European trade, supported by Chinese factory activity growth and expectations that OPEC+ will further delay its planned output hike at a meeting this week. Benchmarks Brent crude and WTI were both up 0.

Oil rose on signs of a slow recovery in China’s economy, as traders look to Thursday’s OPEC+ meeting for further direction. Brent futures traded around $72 a barrel after slipping 3% last week, with West Texas Intermediate above $68.