Crude futures tumble 2.59/bbl on 5.5-mil bbl inventory build

摘要

New York- June crude tumbled 2.59 to 51.61/bbl on the New York Mercantile Exchange Apr 27 after the US Energy Information Administration reported that US commercial crude stocks climbed 5.5-mil bbl last week to 324.655-mil bbl,the highest level for inventories since April 2002.The crude build was the headline grabber that sent the entire complex into a freefall.May unleaded gasoline settled 8.32 cts lower at 1.5419/gal and May heating oil settled 3.39 cts lower at 1.4740/gal.