Oil prices jump as producers cut output

Oil prices jump as producers cut output

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Oil prices advanced up to 1% on Tuesday following major producers decisions to cut crude output to support the market suffering from low demand.

Brent crude was up 51 cents, or 0.9%, at $56.86 a barrel while US oil gained 53 cents, or 1%, to $54.08 a barrel.

According to data, OPEC crude production rose for a seventh month in January after an agreement to reduce supply curbs, although the growth was less than expected. 

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Russian output increased in January but in line with the agreement on reducing production, while in Kazakhstan oil volume fell for the month. Both countries are members of the OPEC+ grouping that banded together to help support prices with production cuts.

According to