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OPEC output cutbacks, weaker dollar push WTI daily gains

Prior to settling around $85.50, WTI reached the support level of $85.32. Investors are still assessing the Friday-released August US NFPs. OPEC expected that its voluntary production caps would remain in place. The WTI crude barrel traded neutrally in the $85.50-$86.00 band, close to multi-month highs, thanks to the falling …

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Oil is rising amid tight supplies

Brent crude, the global benchmark, hovered above $87 a barrel, as crude prices were set to end a two-week losing streak on Friday, supported by expectations of supply shortages. Saudi Arabia is widely expected to extend a voluntary oil production cut of 1 million barrels per day into October, prolonging …

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