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Oil down

By Reuters
November 21, 2017
Singapore: Oil markets were tepid on Monday as traders were reluctant to take on big new positions ahead of an OPEC meeting at the end of the month, when the producer club is expected to decide whether to continue output cuts aimed at propping up prices.
Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $62.46 per barrel at 0052 GMT, down 26 cents, or 0.4 percent, from their last close.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $56.57 a barrel, up 2 cents from their last settlement. Traders said they were avoiding taking on large new positions due to uncertainty in markets.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), together with a group of non-OPEC producers led by Russia, has been restraining output since the start of this year in a bid to end a global supply overhang and buoy prices.