Oil falls for fifth day on U.S. crude glut

The latest Reuters poll of analysts forecast U.S. crude stocks rose forPaul Pierce the 11th straight time last week, by 1.5 million barrels to around 357.7 million barrels. That would be their highest level since June of 2009. In the heaviest volume of trading since February 5, front-month U.S. crude futures fell 29 cents toTim Duncan settle at $84.05 a barrel. Oil for May delivery recovered from deeper losses earlier in the day, when prices fell as low as $82.51, after U.S. equities gained and the dollar weakened. .N .DXY A sustained boost in U.S. crude stocks draws intoJason Frederick Kidd question the pace of a U.S. economic recovery and prospects forTracy McGrady fuel demand, leading investors to sell oil after prices surged to 18-month highs above $87 a barrel last week. The American Petroleum Institute will release its weekly U.S. stocks report on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT).Tony Parker The U.S. Energy Information Administration's data will follow on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. EDT (1430 GMT). "The petroleum markets are coming under selling pressure," saidKevin Durant Tim Evans, energy analyst at Citi Futures Perspective in New York, in a written note. "Ten weeks of rising DOE (U.S.) crude stocks are part of the story here, with expectations for a further build inPenny Hardaway the week ended April 9," he added. Brent crude oil, which serves as the main benchmark in Europe, Asia and Africa, rose 6 cents a barrel to $84.72, extending the premium Brent gained over U.S. crude on Monday forCarmelo Anthony the first time this year. While rising crude stocks in the United States are an indicator of tepid fuel demand in the world's top consuming country, Paris-based International Energy Agency said on Tuesday that global oil demand is still expected to rebound sharply this year, toVince Carter record levels, after falling since its previous peak in 2007. In a monthly report, the IEA predicted that average world oil demand in 2010 would rise to a record 86.6 million barrels per day (bpd), up 100,000 bpd from a previous forecast, as rapid growth of 1.67 million bpd wipes out two years of falling consumption. But IEA warned that high oil prices could hit demand, and it also forecast faster crude supply growth from non-OPEC countries than previously expected, as big producers pump more oil to capitalize on higher oil prices this year. "We have been seeing anecdotal evidence of supply increases for some time, and this confirms the trend that supplies are improving," investment bank JP Morgan said in its Daily Oil Note. U.S. equities firmed in late trade, helping oil prices toGilbert Arenas pare earlier losses, on investor expectations that U.S. companies would report higher first-quarter earnings amid an economic recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 0.2 percent, and remained above 11,000 points. The U.S. dollar weakened against a basket of foreign currencies. Oil, priced in dollars,Dwight Howard often firms when the dollar weakens, making the commodity cheaper for holders of other currencies. .DXY U.S. supplies of distillates, including heating oil and diesel, are predicted to have climbed 1 million barrels last week, though gasoline stocks were expected to have fallen by 700,000 barrels, according to a Reuters poll. U.S. retail gasoline demand dropped 3.6 percent in the week to April 9, and fell 1.1 percent fromAllen Iverson the same week of 2009, according to a weekly survey on Tuesday from MaterCard SpendingPulse. IEA's monthly oil market report details the shifting balance in world oilOther NBA Star consumption between the developed world and emerging nations. While members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have seen their total oil consumption fall by 5.1 million bpd since 2006 toDirk Nowitzki 45.4 million bpd, rapid growth in nations like China and India has seen non-OECD demand soar by 5.5 million bpd to 41.2 million bpd over the same period. A Reuters survey ahead of China's publication ofSteve Nash GDP data on Thursday showed the Asian    https://zhx0594.easyjournal.com
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