ICE Brent prompt contract reached 64.43 $/b as US stocks showed draws in crude and distillate inventories, while gasoline built by 5 mb. Japanese crude oil stocks jumped by 6 mb last week, to reach 70 mb. The continuously weak runs and supportive crude oil imports are pushing Japanese inventories higher. The weakening of the dollar also helped dollar-denominated commodities.
The oil market reacted logically to the announcement of a partial withdrawal of Russian troops massed on the border with Ukraine: prices showed their biggest daily…