Brent Oil Trades Above $56 as Saudis See Market Balanced by June

Brent oil traded above $56 a barrel after Saudi Arabia said output cuts from OPEC and other producers will balance the market by June. compliance level of reductions and the outlook for rising global demand should be enough to balance the market by the end of the first half of 2017, meaning the six-month deal probably won’t need to be extended, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said.