MTECHTIPS:-Crude futures settle higher on upbeat inventory report
MTECHTIPS-Crude futures settled higher on Thursday, buoyed by data showing that supplies of U.S. crude fell by more than expected, easing concerns that U.S. output would continue to add to the glut in supply. On the New York Mercantile Exchange for August delivery rose 39 cents to settle at $45.52 a barrel, while on London’s Intercontinental Exchange, rose 16 cents to trade at $47.95 a barrel. Crude prices eased from highs but ultimately settled higher, after an upbeat report from the Energy Information Administration on Thursday, spurred a recovery in oil prices from a 4% drop sustained in the previous session, as both gasoline and crude stocks piles fell more than expected. Inventories of U.S. crude fell by roughly 6.3 m barrels in the week ended June 30, confounding expectations of about only 2.3 m barrels. Gasoline inventories, one of the products that crude is refined into, by roughly 3.7 m barrels against expectations of a rise of 1.067 m barrels while distillate stockpiles by 1.85 m barrels, compared to expectations of a rise of 217,000 barrels. Despite the larger-than-expected draw in gasoline inventories, investor sentiment on gasoline inventories remain bearish as weak gasoline demand has pushed stockpiles above seasonal averages.
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