CME/Nymex May crude oil shed $1.30 to close at $80.61/bbl.

摘要

Crude oil declined following the weekly US Department of Energy product inventory report, which showed a huge and unexpected 12% rise in oil inventories. The 7.25 million barrel gain was the largest increase since August and took inventories to their highest level since September. Part of the jump was attributed to cargoes that had been delayed into the Houston Ship Channel by last week's dense fog offshore. Meanwhile, oil also weakened as US equities slipped and the US dollar rallied to a 10-month high against the euro after Fitch Ratings slashed Portugal's credit rating grade.