Crude oil futures end higher as crude inventories drop

08 Apr 2021 Evaluate

Crude oil futures ended higher on Wednesday, extending their previous session’s gains, supported by data showing a drop in US crude inventories in the week ended April 2.  Data released by Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed US crude inventories dropped by 3.52 million barrels in the week ended April 2 compared with expectations for a draw of about 1.44 million barrels. Meanwhile, distillate stockpiles were up 1.452 million barrels versus expectations for a build of 486,000 barrels, the EIA data showed. However, upside remained capped as worries about rising coronavirus cases and reports about the extension of lockdown measures in several places across the world raised worries about the outlook for energy demand.

Crude oil futures for May rose $0.44 or 0.7 percent to settle at $59.77 barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. June Brent crude gained $0.23 or 0.36 percent to settle at $62.97 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.

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