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Urgent: Oil prices decline amid rising inventories

Xinhua, December 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

Oil prices fell Wednesday as U.S. crude stockpiles increased unexpectedly.

The West Texas Intermediate for February delivery moved down 1.27 U.S. dollars to settle at 36.6 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for February delivery decreased 1.33 dollars to close at 36.46 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. Enditem