New York-October crude futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange settled 15 cents lower at 73.36/gal August 30,with RBOB dictating direction.The RBOB market came under selling pressure despite supportive gasoline data released by the Energy Information Administration August 29.The EIA reported a 3.5 million barrel draw in crude stocks and a 3.6 million barrel decline in gasoline inventories last week,further tightening US balances.
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