OPEC+ Set to Extend Cuts: Crude oil prices hinge on today's decision. Will supply limits lift futures above resistance levels?
Oil futures rose modestly Thursday morning, with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies expected to further postpone a proposed unwinding of production cuts in the face of ample global supply and shaky demand from China.
OPEC+ will delay its plan to raise oil output, currently set to start in January, when it meets online later on Thursday, an OPEC+ source told Reuters, to provide additional support for the oil market.
Bearish momentum dominates as natural gas hovers below key pivot levels. Could upcoming OPEC+ decisions reverse the trend?
Oil edged higher in the Asian session, trading in a tight range.
Oil prices rose on Thursday ahead of an OPEC+ meeting later in the day, with investors waiting to see what the producer group would do next on supply cuts while also monitoring tension in the Middle East.
The oil markets continue to see a lot of sideways momentum, as we are looking to find a way to move in one direction or another. Ultiamtely, we will have to make a decision on directionality, but in the meantime, rangebound systems should continue to be effective.
U.S. crude oil inventories fell more than expected last week and product stocks saw a buildup as refineries ramped up their capacity use.
Oil futures rose slightly on Wednesday, finding support as investors look ahead to a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies this week that's expected to further delay the lifting of production curbs and as the U.S. deepened sanctions on Iranian exports.
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Oil futures were steady in early Asian trade as market participants await the outcome of an OPEC+ meeting later this week.