The Australian dollar rose 0.7% to $0.6432, the New Zealand dollar firmed 0.6% to $0.6131 and the pound added 0.4% to $1.2562 - their strongest since mid-March.

U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled 0.5% higher at $1,761.40 an ounce and hit their highest since February 2013 at $1,769.50.

France's finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the economy was now expected to contract 8% this year instead of the 6% flagged as recently as Thursday.

Baker Hughes has approved a plan that will result in restructuring, impairment, and other charges of approximately $1.8 billion

Brent rose 16 cents, or 0.5%, to $31.64 a barrel, WTI were up 37 cents, or 1.6%, to $23.13 a barrel

effective oil supply cuts by OPEC and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, will amount to 12.5 million barrels per day

Заключая соглашение, Минэнерго действует в интересах как производителей, так и потребителей нефти, и в первую очередь, в интересах России, отметил Александр Новак.

«Все сошлись во мнении о сокращении добычи на 10 млн барр/с странами ОПЕК и не-ОПЕК на май и июнь. В течение следующего полугодия мы частично восстановим добычу до сокращения в 8 млн б/c. Это соглашение будет действовать два года, на 2021 год параметры в соглашении заложены в 6 млн б/с», - сказал глава Минэнерго России.

OPEC led by Saudi Arabia and its allies led by Russia, which together make up the informal OPEC+ group, had forged a pact to curb crude production by 10 million barrels per day (bpd) or 10% of global supplies in marathon talks on Thursday.

We will use the SPR to store as much oil as possible," US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said at a G20 energy summit. "This will take surplus oil off the market at a time when commercial storage is filling up and the market is oversupplied."