Nikkei closed down 0.2%, Shanghai Index holds up 0.5%

"The American Petroleum Institute reported a 0.4 mmbls build in US commercial crude stocks that was on the low end of the range of expectations, with sharply lower imports and somewhat higher crude runs than in the prior week....continued

Crude inventories are expected to rise 1.3mln following a 1.432mln increase prior Unleaded inventories are expected to drop 1.0mln following a 2.959mln draw prior Distillate inventories are expected to drop 1.5mln following a 2.217mln drop prior Refinery Utilization is expected to rise 0.2% to 80.9%...continued

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BOE's Bean...best way to balance competing needs is by "retaining clarity of present remit"...continued

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