Off the wire
• Spotlight: When materials have zero thermal expansion -- gateway to a safer future  • U.S. dollar falls against most major currencies  • Zambia, Chinese firm seal railway construction deal  • DNA latest weapon in tracking down dog-dirt deniers in Spanish town  • 1st LD: U.S. Fed leaves interest rates unchanged  • Kenya cuts entry fee to sanctuaries in bid to boost tourism  • KPMG: Brexit to affect Spanish food industry  • Activist lawyers win ruling over British gov't's failure to tackle air pollution  • Banks cut hold on Kenya's domestic debt as yields fall  • Ghanaian legislators demand welfare package after tenure  
You are here: 　 Home

Oil prices tumble after record U.S. crude inventory build

Xinhua, November 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Oil prices suffered big losses Wednesday after official data showed a record weekly gain in U.S. crude stockpiles.

The West Texas Intermediate for December delivery dropped 1.33 U.S. dollars to settle at 45.34 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for January delivery lost 1.28 dollars to close at 46.86 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. Enditem