Oil Stocks Gushing Higher On News Of OPEC Output Limit Deal

Oil ETFs are on the rise after news that OPEC reached an agreement to freeze production starting in November. The Oil Exporting Cartel is expected to cut production by 200-700,000 barrels per day, its first cut in eight years.

Oil prices jumped as much as 6 percent after the news. OPEC has agreed to limit production to 32.5 million barrels per day. After that target is reached, the cartel is expected to reach out to non-member oil producing countries for support to further ease ‘global glut' sources said.

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Big stock movers after the announcement was made:

• Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM - Up 4 percent to $86.54
• Chevron Corporation CVX - Up 3 percent to $101.85
• Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (ADR) PBR - Up 4.4 percent to $9.46
• BP plc (ADR) BP - Up 3.4 percent to $34.76 - +3.69%
• ConocoPhillips COP - Up 6 percent to $41.80

Several oil ETFs were also moving:

• VelocityShares 3X Long Crude ETN linked to the S&P GSCI Crude Oil Index Excess Return UWTI - Up 15 percent to $22.43
• United States Brent Oil Fund LP (ETF) USO - Up 5.2 percent to $10.68
• iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return OIL - Up 5.6 percent to $5.70