Oil futures fall on unforeseen US oil stocks build

摘要

New York—Oil futures weakened Wednesday after the US Energy Information Administration said crude stocks rose by a surprise 2.6 million barrels last week. Analysts surveyed Monday by Platts were looking for a draw of 2.5 million barrels last week. NYMEX February crude settled down $1.27 at $36.60/b, while ICE February Brent settled $1.33 lower at $36.46/b.