Crude oil futures end lower on rising Covid-19 cases in India

22 Apr 2021 Evaluate

Crude oil futures ended lower on Wednesday for a second day to their lowest in a week on a surprise build in US crude inventories and concerns surging COVID-19 cases in India will drive down fuel demand in the world’s third-biggest oil importer. According to data from India’s health ministry on Wednesday, the country saw 295,000 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours. Data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed US crude inventories rose by 594,000 barrels in the week to April 16 to 493 million barrels. Street had expected inventories to drop by about 3 million barrels. The American Petroleum Institute (API) on Tuesday reported a build in crude oil inventories of 436,000 barrels for the week ending April 16, while street had predicted a draw of 2.860 million barrels for the week.

Crude oil futures for June dropped $1.32 or 2.1 percent to settle at $ 61.35 barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. June Brent crude fell $1.30 or 2 percent to settle at $65.27 a barrel on London's Intercontinental Exchange.

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