Wall Street closes at record highs as crude prices soar

Crude prices up more than 3 percent on hopes of extending cuts

By Ovunc Kutlu

NEW YORK (AA) - Two of the three indexes on Wall Street closed at record-highs with a rally by crude oil prices.

The Dow increased 100 points to finish trading at 21,613.

The S&P rose seven points to end the day at 2,477 and the Nasdaq added one point to 6,412. Both indexes closed the day at all-time highs.

American benchmark West Texas Intermediate traded 3.4 percent higher at $47.91 at the closing bell. International benchmark Brent crude was at $50.20 -- a 3.3 percent gain.

OPEC and non-OPEC nations met Monday in Russia to discuss further production cuts to rid the glut of supply in the global market.

Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said after the meeting the kingdom would cut exports to 6.6 million barrels per day (mbpd) in August -- 1 mbpd less than the same month last year.

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said his country suggests extending the oil cut agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC nations beyond the March 2018 deadline.

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