The American Petroleum Institute reported Tuesday that U.S. crude supplies rose 3.947 million barrels for the week ended Feb. 9, according to sources. The API data also showed an increase of 4.634 million barrels in gasoline stockpiles while inventories of distillates rose 1.1 million barrels, sources said. Supply data from the Energy Information Administration will be released Wednesday morning. March crude fell to $58.87 in electronic trading from settlement of $59.19 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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