
Oil prices were little changed in volatile trading as traders weighed Russian comments about a possible meeting with Saudi Arabia. The comments revived hopes for a production freeze.
Prices followed a near 6% surge the previous day on OPEC efforts to limit output ahead of a Vienna meeting.
Ongoing uncertainty about an OPEC freeze keeps crude supported, which affects energy and transport costs for feed buyers. The lack of a clear direction suggests no decisive price change yet.
Tras 60 eventos neutral de geopolítica pasados, Petróleo crudo (WTI) se movió una mediana de -0,9 % en 5 sesiones (43% al alza; mitad central entre -4,7 % y +2,3 %), y -1,9 % en 20.
Tras 63 eventos neutral de geopolítica pasados, Petróleo crudo (Brent) se movió una mediana de -0,5 % en 5 sesiones (44% al alza; mitad central entre -4,4 % y +2,6 %), y -2,7 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.
Although dated a day after the move, the article describes the roughly 6% surge on 2016-11-15 as driven by hopes that OPEC would limit output (supply-side sentiment) ahead of the Vienna meeting, so it explains the move, though it is post-dated and not a same-day catalyst.