Crude oil futures end higher amid expectations of drop in global crude supply

20 Apr 2021 Evaluate

Crude oil futures end higher on Monday as prices moved higher amid expectations of a drop in global crude supply. According to private report, Libya has halted output at some of its oil fields. Report said National Oil Corp has declared force majeure on exports from the port of Hariga. Meanwhile, a weak dollar also contributed to oil’s uptick. The dollar index dropped to 91.03, losing about 0.6%. However, concerns about outlook for energy demand amid rising coronavirus cases in several countries. A report from Johns Hopkins University said the overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 141.1 million. The US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases, and India follows in the second place. Hong Kong said that it will suspend flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines from Tuesday due to imported coronavirus infections.

Crude oil futures for May rose $0.25 or 0.4 percent to settle at $63.38 barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. June Brent crude gained $0.28 or 0.42 percent to settle at $67.05 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.


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