Oil holds gain with stockpile data and Iran sanctions in focus

Oil held a gain as a report showed lower US crude stockpiles, and traders weighed the possible fallout from fresh sanctions on Iran.
Photo: Turar Kazangapov
Photo: Turar Kazangapov
By Yongchang Chin, Bloomberg

Brent was steady above USD 88 a barrel after climbing 1.6% on Tuesday, while West Texas Intermediate was near USD 84. The American Petroleum Institute reported nationwide crude inventories fell by 3.2 million barrels last week, according to people familiar with the data. If confirmed by official figures later Wednesday, that would be the first drop in five weeks.

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