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Crude oil prices increased on Thursday (5.4.18)

This week crude oil prices have remained volatile. On Thursday oil prices increased from gains in U.S. equities markets as trade tensions between China and the United States eased, but the advance was limited by strength in the dollar.

On Thursday, closing crude values have increased. WTI on NYME closed at $63.54/bbl; prices have decreased by $0.17/bbl in compared to last closing prices. While Brent on Inter Continental Exchange increased by $0.31/bbl in compared to last trading and was assessed around $68.33/bbl.
As per report, U.S. crude production hit a new high, but that was not enough to change the overall bullishness. OPEC and its allies are collectively curbing 1.8 million barrels per day of crude output to help eliminate a global oil glut. The cuts run until the end of 2018 but Saudi Arabia has said they could be extended in some form into 2019.