Oil Buoyed by Signs of Improving Demand and Production Cuts
- Iraq cuts term oil sales to multiple European, Asian buyers
- Still, concerns about a second wave of the virus persist
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Oil flipped from a loss to a gain with investors shifting their focus from a potential second wave of Covid-19 outbreaks to signs of improving demand and declining production.
Futures in New York rose 2.4% on Monday. Iraq cut term oil sales to multiple Asian and European refiners, signaling that the nation is making good on its OPEC+ pledge to trim a global supply glut. United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei said demand is growing in China, India and Europe. The market was also lifted by a rebound in stocks.