(raw materials / closing price /% change)

Oil 48.17 +0.27%

Gold 1,247.80 -0.15%

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 5.0 million barrels from the previous week. At 533.1 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are at the upper limit of the average range for this time of year.

Total motor gasoline inventories decreased by 2.8 million barrels last week, but are near the upper half of the average range. Finished gasoline inventories remained unchanged while blending components inventories decreased last week.

Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 1.9 million barrels last week but are in the upper half of the average range for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories fell 0.1 million barrels last week but are in the middle of the average range. Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 1.3 million barrels last week

(raw materials / closing price /% change)

Oil 48.19 -0.10%

Gold 1,244.90 -0.13%