Oil dips below $41 with signs US crude stockpiles swelled

Oil dips below $41 with signs US crude stockpiles swelled

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Bloomberg

Oil was anchored below $41 a barrel with an industry report signalling a surprise gain in US crude stockpiles, while concerns linger about the threat to demand from rising coronavirus infections. The American Petroleum Institute reported inventories rose by 2.05 million barrels last week, before government data on Wednesday. The virus is setting records across the US, with Texas's daily cases, Arizona's deaths and hospitalisations in California hitting new highs. Crude has been steady this week as traders weigh the reintroduction of virus-control measures on the one hand and stimulus by many governments to bolster their economies on the other. Oil market volatility has tumbled and trading volumes have fallen by about a third since the start of this month. Prices have been supported by Opec+'s record output cuts so far, but those are scheduled to be eased starting next month. Oil is stuck "until it is given a convincing reason to move in either direction,“ said Louise Dickson, an analyst at Rystad Energy A/S.

Brent's one-month timespread was 16 cents in contango, where prompt prices are cheaper than later-dated contracts, near the widest since June 24 Virus cases in the US rose 1.8% from a day