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Crudeoil prices expected to trade lower today: Angel Commodities

According to Angel Commodities, we expect oil prices to trade lower today, international markets are trading lower by 0.82 percent at $52.92 per barrel.

October 17, 2019 / 11:26 IST
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Angel Commodities' report on Crudeoil

On Thursday, WTI Crude prices ended higher by 1.04 percent to close at $53.4 per barrel. Prices were supported over expectations that OPEC and its allies might further deepen their production cuts in December 2019.

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However, weaker demand prospects continue to limit the gains for oil prices. Prices couldn’t find any support even after U.S. & China agreed to the phase 1 to end the trade war as no clear details of the agreement faded the optimism of a possible deal.

The market sentiments were further pressurized after China’s factory activities dipped at the fastest pace in over than three years last month signalling towards a persistent weakness in their economy. Slowdown in the biggest Oil consumer’s economy might continue to weigh on the demand prospects.