Oil's spiking after a report that OPEC reached a deal

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Oil is spiking.

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Prices for brent crude oil, the international benchmark, surged by 5.1% to $48.80 per dollar around 2:13 p.m. ET.

This followed a Reuters report citing "sources" that OPEC has reached a deal to limit oil production, with the execution to take place in November, according to a tweet from CNBC.

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