CME/Nymex September crude futures tumbled $2.19 to $97.40 as a surprising jump in oil inventories was reported for last week, boosted by the first deliveries from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve hitting the market

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The Department of Energy reported that US crude inventories rose 2.3 million barrels for the week ended Jul. 22, against analysts' expectation for a 1.4 million-barrel decline. Gasoline stockpiles rose 1 million barrels, while analysts expected stockpiles to increase 400,000 barrels.