Crude futures settled lower Tuesday as traders remained fixated onsluggish demand growth prospects.NYMEX front-month crude settled 78 cents lower at $52.81/b, whileICE front-month Brent settled 61 cents lower at $58.74/b.In refined products, NYMEX front-month ULSD settled 51 pointslower at $1.91/gal, and front-month RBOB settled 12 points higher at$1.6144/gal.“NYMEX WTI is a laggard in the oil complex,” Jim Ritterbusch,analyst at Ritterbusch & Associates, said. “We are seeing expansion inNYMEX crack spreads” that are being influenced by refinerymaintenance, he said.
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