Commercial crude oil stockpiles excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by 1.6 million barrels to 417.5 million barrels in the week ended Sept. 13 and were about 4% below the five-year average for the time of year, the EIA said.
The SEC approved a change to market rules that would cause the prices of many stocks to be quoted in increments of $0.005, which it says will help lower costs for investors.