Crude prices rose on Thursday, recouping some of the previous sessions losses on expectations that a meeting of OPEC and its allies later on Thursday would yield output constraint in the face of resurgent COVID19 infections in some regions.

Brent crude for June delivery was up by 31 cents, or 0.5, at 63.05 a barrel by 0159 GMT after falling 2.2 overnight. U.S. oil was up 38 cents, or 0.6, at 59.54 a barrel, having dropped 2.3 on Wednesday.

Ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC and allies including Russia and Kazakhstan, a group called OPEC, meet later on Thursday to consider options that include an output rollover and a gradual output increase.

The most likely outcome of the … meeting is no significant changes in production, Eurasia Group said in a report on the gathering.

The caution on display in the OPEC discussions signals that any decisions on tapering will likely be delayed to the May meeting, Eurasia said, referring to the gradual supply of withheld production to the market.

A lowering of the OPEC oil demand growth forecast for this year by 300,000 barrels per day bpd also weighed on prices and made it more likely the meeting would result in continued restraint.

On Wednesday, the Joint Technical Committee, which advises the group of oilproducing nations that includes Saudi Arabia and Russia, made no formal recommendation, three OPEC sources said.

OPEC is currently curbing output by just over 7 million bpd to support…