Crude oil inventories fell less than expected oil prices fell below $ 90

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday (December 30) announced the decline less than expected inventory data, lower oil prices and the fall of 90 U.S. dollars / barrel mark, as at the close of the New York Mercantile Exchange, February crude futures contract fell 1.28 Dollars, to $ 89.84 / barrel.

 Data, December 25 week EIA crude oil inventories fell 1.25 million barrels to 3.394 million barrels, gasoline inventories fell 232 million barrels, distillate stocks increased 24.3 million barrels. The data published, the rapid decline in oil prices, oil inventory data in the $ 90.03 before the announcement / barrel.

 Citigroup Futures Perspective (Citi Futures Perspective) in New York energy analyst Tim Evans said there are two of three stocks is bad, and these data led the transaction, light crude oil and heating oil trading makes a substantial setback.