Oil has climbed as fuel demand is expected to draw down inventories, but some analysts caution that futures may not have much more upside.
West Texas Intermediate futures are holding above $80 per barrel after rallying more than 2% in the previous session.
Oil prices have emerged from a recent decline as summer fuel demand is expected to draw down inventories.West Texas Intermediate futures gained more than 2% on Monday, continuing a recent advance despite mixed economic data out of China, the world's largest importer of crude oil.Oil rallied yesterday as retail sales for May in China topped economist forecasts, while industrial output and fixed asset investment disappointed.
Oil prices had recently declined partly because of a decision by OPEC+ members to start rolling barrels back onto the market in the fourth quarter. "While the market has recovered nicely from the OPEC+ driven knee-jerk lower, there is still more relative concern about Q4 balances and beyond, which should serve as a resistance to major upside," Ryan McKay, senior commodity strategist at TD Securities, told clients in a note Monday.
Now oil is rising as analysts see the market tightening in the third quarter on expectations that summer fuel demand will draw down inventories.
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