Discount on Western Canada Select Heavy Crude Edges Wider

* WCS for December delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $11.85 a barrel under the WTI benchmark, according to brokerage CalRock, having settled at a discount of $11.75 a barrel under the U.S. benchmark on Wednesday.

* Canadian heavy crude prices have traded in a narrow range at a relatively strong level so far this month.

* Global oil prices rose nearly 1% as the market weighed how U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s policies would affect supplies and as drillers cut output while bracing for Hurricane Rafael.