Oil Prices Close Mixed, Shrug Off Inventory Data, Jobs Numbers

摘要

Oil futures closed mixed on Friday as traders weighed the latest US petroleum inventory statistics and jobs data against a stronger dollar and a rising stock market. The weekly US Energy Information Administration (EIA) report on petroleum stocks showed crude inventories fell by 11.1 million barrels to 359.9 million bbl for the week ended Dec. 28 -- the largest weekly drop since 2001 (related).