Oil prices rise 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 are both up 0.7% to $72.34 and $68.48 a barrel, respectively. An official gauge of China’s manufacturing activity expanded modestly for a second consecutive month in November—a positive sign for the top crude oil importer’s economy.