Oil futures finished higher after a volatile session on Wednesday, finding support from a weekly decline in U.S. crude production, as strong demand for gasoline pointed to a possible rise in demand for oil to make the fuel. A bigger-than-expected weekly increase in U.S. crude supplies, however, helped limit the gains for oil prices, however. April West Texas Intermediate crude added 28 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $32.15 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices traded between a low of $30.56 and a high of $32.36 during the session.
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