Oil gains for a fifth day on expectation that Opec cuts will stay put
Optimism that producing countries may agree to extend the output cuts to support prices lifts Brent
10 September 2019 - 12:04
London — Oil futures rose slightly on Tuesday to their highest levels in almost six weeks on optimism that Opec and other producing countries may agree to extend output cuts to support prices.
Brent was up 7c at $62.66 a barrel by 8.40am GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were up 15c, or 0.6%, at $58.17 a barrel...
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