Crude oil futures end lower after OPEC+ members agreed to increase oil production

06 May 2025 Evaluate

Crude oil futures ended sharply lower on Monday, extending the significant pullback seen over the course of last Friday's session. The crude prices showed significant downside move after several members of OPEC+ agreed to increase oil production for a second month. Eight members of the group agreed over the weekend to increase crude oil production by 4,11,000 barrels per day beginning in June, citing current healthy market fundamentals. Besides, optimism about potential trade deal between US and China was offsetted after President Donald Trump indicated that he has no plans to talk to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week. 

Benchmark crude oil futures for June delivery tumbled $1.16 or 2.0 percent to $57.13 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for July delivery fell $1.06 or 1.73% to settle at $60.23 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.


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