Oil reclaims $50
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West Texas Intermediate crude oil has reclaimed the $50 level for the first time in a month. The energy component trades up 1.3% at $50 a barrel as of 9:31 a.m. ET.
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The energy component has rallied more than 14% over the past two weeks amid speculation OPEC producers would enetend their production cuts into 2018.
On Monday, energy ministers from Russia and Saudi Arabia that supply cuts should be extended until March 2018. That would be longer than the proposed six-month extension. Other energy ministers have come out since then, backing the proposed extension.
OPEC meets on May 25.
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