Oil prices decline ahead of OPEC meeting

Oil prices declined as investors became cautious ahead of an OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) meeting next week, a media report said.
A man carries empty aluminium tins used for edible oil past a stack of tins at a recycling yard in Ahmedabad. (File Photo | Reuters)
A man carries empty aluminium tins used for edible oil past a stack of tins at a recycling yard in Ahmedabad. (File Photo | Reuters)

NEW YORK: Oil prices declined as investors became cautious ahead of an OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) meeting next week, a media report said.

OPEC and other key oil producers will meet on November 30 to discuss whether to extend the current price-supporting curbs on crude output, Xinhua news agency reported.

In a bid to end a global oversupply, the group has been restraining output since the start of this year 

It is widely expected that the agreement will be extended to cover the next year.

Meanwhile, a strong dollar dented market sentiment for the dollar-priced oil. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.40 percent at 94.038 in late trading.

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