Crude Oil Prices Up on Venezuelan Supply Troubles

MCX Crude Oil

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 33 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $75.69 a barrel at 0101 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 was up 38 cents, or 0.6 percent, at $65.11 a barrel. It ended the previous session 1.2 percent lower at $64.73 a barrel.

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WTI Slip on Threat of OPEC Boost, Funds Quit Crude

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Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – WTI Slip on Threat of OPEC Boost – Crude Oil Prices finished with a modest loss on Thursday, a day after a big rally, as rising output from the U.S. remained a threat to efforts by other major producers to re-balance the market.      

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Crude Oil Conspires With Politics to Drive Rupee Toward Record Low

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Crude Oil Conspires With Politics to Drive Rupee Toward Record Low — Brent crude rose above $80 a barrel last week for the first time since 2014, and is looking ominous for the nation’s budget deficit, inflation and the currency. Meanwhile, Modi faces the prospect of rival parties uniting to block his re-election bid after their success at a recent state poll.

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