NEW DELHI, May 27 Reuters Oil prices steadied in Asian trading on Monday as markets awaited an OPEC meeting on June 2 where producers are expected to discuss maintaining voluntary output cuts for the rest of the year.

The Brent crude July contract was up 24 cents to 82.36 a barrel as of 0638 GMT. The moreactive August contract rose 29 cents to 82.13.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate WTI crude futures rose 28 cents to 78 per barrel.

Brent ended last week about 2 lower and WTI lost nearly 3 after Federal Reserve minutes showed some officials would be willing to tighten interest rates further if they believed it was necessary to control persistent inflation.

Public holidays in the U.S. and UK on Monday are expected to keep trading relatively thin.

The upcoming meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, known as OPEC, was pushed back by a day and will be held online, OPEC said on Friday.

The producers will discuss whether to extend voluntary output cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day into the second half of the year, with three sources from OPEC countries saying an extension was likely.

Oil futures are expected to maintain today39;s gains due to expectations of the cuts being extended, said Sugandha Sachdeva, founder of Delhibased research firm SS WealthStreet.

However, the trajectory of price action will be significantly influenced by the U.S. Producer Price Index PPI data scheduled for the week, which will in turn shape the Federal…