The US Department of Energy released the latest data on the change in oil inventories at 3:30 pm BST. Report showed inventory builds in two categories - crude oil and distillates - and confirmed yesterday's estimates from API. Gasoline inventories dropped in-line with estimates Key takeaways from today's DOE report:
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Oil inventories: +4.89 mb vs -1.95 mb expected
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Distillate inventories: +1.07 mb vs -0.55 mb expected
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Gasoline inventories: -1.18 mb vs -1.17 mb expected
Oil, just as stock market indices, is trading at post-pandemic highs. WTI price has been struggling in the $41.00-41.50 area for a few days now and has entered a short-term downward trend. Oil prices dropped in response to DOE report release. However, the scale of the move was quite minor.
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OIL.WTI trades in a short-term downward channel. Price moved towards the support zone at $41 in the aftermath of the DOE report release. However, WTI started to recover later on Source: xStation5
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