Crude oil futures end higher on Monday

02 Nov 2021 Evaluate

Crude oil futures ended higher on Monday as investors expect the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their allies (OPEC+) to remain reluctant to accelerate production increases despite tightening crude supplies. The Biden administration has called on OPEC+ to boost output, but producers have remained reluctant. OPEC+ has so far stuck to a plan to boost output in monthly increments of 400,000 barrels a day, but members have struggled to hit that goal. Oil prices climbed despite report that China has released reserves of gasoline and diesel to boost supply and help stabilize prices in some regions.

Benchmark crude oil futures for December delivery rose 48 cents or about 0.6% to settle at $84.05 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for January delivery surged 99 cents or 1.2 percent to settle at $84.71 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.

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