US Crude Stockpiles Post Third Weekly Build as Oil Futures Rise

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• U.S. commercial crude oil inventories rose by 4.4 million barrels last week, a third consecutive weekly build, according to the Energy Information Administration.
• Oil futures nonetheless extended gains, with the market taking little comfort from the build as inventories moved in line with their five-year average, per the Wall Street Journal.

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