Market reaction to OPEC production offer extends into third day against a backdrop of more supplies coming to an economic showing only modest signs of growth. File photo by Monika Graff/UPI NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) — Crude oil prices started Friday in a weak rally as market sentiments offset analyst expectations about production talks that sparked a surge earlier this week. Oil prices surged nearly 6 percent late Wednesday and carried over to gains of nearly 2 percent in Thursday trading as the market reacted to a decision from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to move toward enacting a production cap later this year. Most analysts discounted the move as verbal intervention bolstering OPEC’s influence more than an actual market adjustment. Brokerage firm PVM in a report Friday said prices may be reacting to competing trends as Russia revisits its role in the OPEC production cuts at […]