Oil Steadies On U.S. Crude Stock Drawdown, OPEC+ Output Hikes Delay
Oil Steadies On U.S. Crude Stock Drawdown, OPEC+ Output Hikes Delay
Oil prices edged up in early trading on Friday as investors weighed a big withdrawal from U.S. crude inventories and a delay to production hikes by OPEC+ producers against mixed U.S. employment data.
油價在週五早盤略微上漲，投資者正在權衡美國原油庫存大幅減少和OPEC+生產國推遲增產的因素，並考慮美國就業數據的利空因素。
Brent crude futures rose 19 cents, or 0.26%, to $72.88 at 0010 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 22 cents, or 0.32%, to $69.37.
布倫特原油期貨價格上漲19美分，或0.26%，至每桶72.88美元，美國西德克薩斯 Intermediate原油期貨價格上漲22美分，或0.32%，至每桶69.37美元。
"Crude oil edged higher as bullish signals offset the bearish sentiment that has gripped the market in recent days," ANZ analyst Daniel Hynes said, adding that a weaker dollar was also supporting commodities prices.
"WTI原油價格上漲，積極信號抵消了市場最近幾天一直強烈的看淡情緒，" 澳新銀行分析師Daniel Hynes表示，他補充說，美元走弱也支撐了大宗商品價格。
Brent settled down 1 cent at its lowest close since June 2023 on Thursday and WTI was down 5 cents to the lowest close since December 2023 after data showed that U.S. crude stockpiles fell to a one-year low last week.
布倫特原油價格週四收低1美分，創下2023年6月以來的最低收盤價，WTI原油價格下跌5美分，創下2023年12月以來的最低收盤價，數據顯示，上週美國原油庫存降至一年來的最低水平。
Crude stockpiles fell by 6.9 million barrels to 418.3 million barrels last week compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 993,000-barrel draw.
與路透社調查顯示的預期相比，上週原油庫存降低了690萬桶，至41830萬桶。
Also lifting prices, OPEC+ agreed to delay a planned oil production increase for October and November, the producers group said on Thursday, adding that it could further pause or reverse the hikes if needed.
另外，OPEC+週四宣佈推遲原定於10月和11月的原油產量增加，生產國組織表示，如果有需要，他們還可以進一步暫停或撤銷增產計劃。
The latest U.S. economic data offered some relief about the health of the economy to a market looking for clues about the path of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
最新的美國經濟數據給市場一些關於經濟健康狀況的緩解，市場正在尋找有關聯儲局減息路徑的線索。
U.S. services sector activity was steady in August, but employment gains slowed, remaining consistent with an easing labor market.
8月份美國服務業活動保持穩定，但就業增長放緩，與勞動力市場的放緩趨勢保持一致。
The mixed signals from job market indicators weighed on the dollar, which sagged near a one-week low ahead of crucial monthly payrolls data due later on Friday. – Reuters
就業市場指標的混合信號對美元產生了壓力，使其在本週五稍後發佈的關鍵月度薪資數據前接近一週低位。- 路透社
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