Crude oil futures end higher as US supplies fall

01 Oct 2020 Evaluate

Crude oil futures ended higher on Wednesday after US government data showed a third consecutive weekly decline in domestic crude supplies. The Energy Information Administration reported that US crude inventories fell for a third straight week, down by 2 million barrels for the week ended September 25. That compared with an average climb of 1.9 million barrels expected by by S&P Global Platts, while the American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday had reported a fall of 831,000 barrels.

Crude oil futures for November surged 93 cents or 2.4 percent to settle at $40.22 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. December Brent crude rose 74 cents or 1.8 percent to settle at $42.30 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.

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