U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 1.2 million barrels last week, which was less than expected, while stocks of gasoline and distillate fuels saw large builds.
European natural gas prices fell after having reached a 14-month high earlier in the session amid a looming cold snap in Europe and a spike in U.S. natural gas prices.
Like Pat Gelsinger, Boeingβs Kelly Ortberg is a technically minded leader tasked with rescuing a storied American manufacturer damaged by bean counters.
Spreads between French and German government-bond yields remained elevated as investors worry that a newly-formed government in Paris could still fail to attract sufficient support for a budget that would reduce the countryβs deficit, Swissquote Bank said.