An employee passes share price information displayed on an electronic ticker board inside the London Stock Exchange Group’s offices in London, the UK. Picture: BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES/LUKE MACGREGORWorld shares were largely steady on Thursday after recent weakness, as a drop in oil prices on bets Saudi Arabia may boost production helped balance concerns over surging inflation and monetary policy tightening.
Crude oil fell as much as 3% ahead of an Opec+ producers’ meeting later in the day, and after the Financial Times reported the Saudis were prepared to raise production if Russia’s output fell substantially because of Western sanctions. A new survey of South Korean factory activity showed slowing growth in May as import and export orders shrank, the latest indicator of global manufacturing woes.
Global benchmark Brent crude oil declined 2.1% to $113.8 per barrel ahead of the Opec+ meeting and US crude prices fell 2.5% to $112.75.
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