* WCS for June delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, traded between
$14.90 and $14.80 a barrel under WTI, according to brokerage
CalRock, barely changed from the previous day when it traded
between $14.90 and $14.75 a barrel under the benchmark.
* Global oil prices sank about 5% to a five-week low on
economic concerns, however, as U.S. politicians discuss ways to
avoid a debt default and investors prepare for more rate hikes
this week.
* That put the outright price of WCS at less than $57 a
barrel, having settled just under $61 a barrel on Monday.
(Reporting by Nia Williams)
May 2 (Reuters) - Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy
crude's discount to the benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
held steady on Tuesday, although the outright price of WCS
slipped as global oil prices fell:
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