The price of oil is higher today after a report showing US manufacturing activity rose in September for the first time in four months.
That overshadowed a report showing US construction spending fell for second straight month in August and a survey indicating manufacturing in China continues to slow.
Benchmark crude rose 35 cents to $92.53 a barrel around 11.30am on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Brent crude, which is used to price international varieties of oil, fell 38 cents to $112.01 per barrel on the ICE Futures Exchange in London.
