Oil prices inch up ahead of OPEC+ meeting on extended output cuts

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices crawled higher on Tuesday, with traders waiting to see whether major producers agree to extend their huge output cuts to shore up prices at a meeting expected later this week. Brent crude futures rose 0.4%, or 17 cents, to $38.49 a barrel as of 0220 GMT. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures traded in a 38-cent range on either side of Monday's close, and last traded unchanged at $35.44 a barrel. Brent has doubled over the past six weeks, thanks to supply..