Oil futures rose on Wednesday, with Brent settling just above $41, as the market looked beyond another big increase in US crude inventories and focused instead on strong demand for gasoline in the world's biggest economy. The latest government data showed that US crude stocks rose by 3.9 million barrels to 521.9 million bbl in the week ended Mar. 4. Inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma--the pricing point for US crude futures--were up 700,000 bbl at 66.9 million bbl.
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