Oil rises on hopes of OPEC cut extension, U.S.-China trade deal
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose nearly 2% on Thursday following a Reuters report that OPEC and its allies are likely to extend output cuts until mid-2020, while fresh signs emerged that China had invited U.S. trade negotiators for a new round of talks. Brent crude was up 97 cents, or 1.6%, at $63.37 a barrel by 11:45 a.m. ET (1645 GMT), while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 98 cents, or 1.7%, to $57.99. U.S. crude futures touched a session high of $58.28 a barrel and Brent..