Crude oil futures inches higher on lower US stock, bullish outlook

Crude oil futures inched higher in midmorning Asian trade Feb. 9, continuing its uptrend amid bullish fundamentals after closing lower at the $90/b level the previous day. At 10:42 am Singapore time (0242 GMT), the ICE April Brent futures contract was up 28 cents/b (0.31%) from the previous close at $91.06/b while the NYMEX March light sweet crude contract rose…