At 3:43 pm (Brasília time), this Tuesday (06th), the WTI spot contract registered gains of 0.76% and was traded at US$ 59.78 / barrel on the New York Stock Exchange. The Information and Energy Administration (EIA) reported today that United States oil stocks fell 3.522 million barrels in the week ended April 2. The volume was also much better than the forecast of a drop of 1.436 million barrels in the previous week and a forecast of a decline of 876 thousand barrels. Yesterday (06), the American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a decrease of 2.618 million barrels in American stocks in the same period. In addition, the market remains optimistic about the recent signs of recovery in the Chinese economy amidst the uncertainties of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the resumption of stricter restrictive social measures in Europe, such as lockdown national in France.
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