(raw materials / closing price /% change)

Oil 54.36 -0.17%

Gold 1,250.70 -0.06%

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 0.6 million barrels from the previous week. At 518.7 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are above the upper limit of the average range for this time of year.

Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 2.6 million barrels last week, but are at upper limit of the average range. Both finished gasoline inventories and blending components inventories decreased last week.

Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 4.9 million barrels last week but are above the upper limit of the average range for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories fell 3.3 million barrels last week but are in the middle of the average range. Total commercial petroleum inventories decreased by 11.0 million barrels last week.