Oil rises on output cut hopes from Opec and other major players

Oil futures gained on Tuesday, buoyed by hopes of co-ordinated output cuts by Opec and other leading producers and signs of further easing of the severity of the Covid-19 outbreak

Talks: Opec secretary general Mohammed Barkindo, left, and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman
Talks: Opec secretary general Mohammed Barkindo, left, and Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin SalmanPhoto: EOIN O'CINNEIDE/UPSTREAM
Published 7 April 2020, 09:52Updated 7 April 2020, 10:08