0849 ET - Oil futures are lower but on track for weekly gains, lifted by added risk premium on the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. "With the week winding down and the Russia/Ukraine geopolitical factor fully discounted in our opinion, we will expect some gravitation today at around the $70 WTI level with the market working its way lower in next week's holiday-shortened trade," Ritterbusch says in a note. Market focus is likely to turn to OPEC's December 1 meeting to determine output strategy in 2025. Another month's delay in tapering output cuts would continue to support higher non-OPEC production "with most OPEC members likely growing impatient in relinquishing market share over such a lengthy period of time," the firm adds. WTI and Brent are both down 0.5% at $69.72 and $73.83 a barrel, respectively. (anthony.harrup@wsj.com)
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 22, 2024 08:50 ET (13:50 GMT)
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