By Colleen Howe

BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices held on to most gains from the previous session in early trading on Thursday as investors awaited U.S.-China trade talks later in the day, hoping for signs that tensions clouding the economic growth outlook will ease.

Brent crude futures fell 3 cents, or 0.05%, to $64.89 a barrel by 0032 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 11 cents, or 0.18%, to $60.37.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on Thursday in Busan, South Korea, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Markets hope they will agree to dial down trade tensions that have hurt the outlook for global growth and fuel demand.

Trump said on Wednesday he expects to reduce U.S. tariffs on Chinese good

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