U.S. crude futures rise 6% at open

 U.S. crude futures rose as much as 6% in early trade on Thursday ahead of a crucial meeting between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia – a group known as OPEC+.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 rose to a high of $ 26.61 and was traded up 4.6%, or $ 1.16, at $ 26.25 as of 2206 GMT.