Data from the American Petroleum Institute showed on Tuesday that crude oil stocks in the United States recorded an unexpectedly sharp increase last week while gasoline and distillate stocks decreased. p>

Crude stocks jumped 7.5 million barrels in the week ending July 17, to 531 million barrels, while analysts' expectations were for a decrease of 2.1 million barrels. < / p>

The Petroleum Institute said that oil inventories at the delivery center in Cushing, Oklahoma, increased by 716 thousand barrels.

Gasoline stocks fell two million barrels, while analysts polled (Reuters) saw them expect a decrease of 618 thousand barrels.

Distillate inventories, which include diesel and heating oil, decreased by 1.4 million barrels, in line with analysts' expectations.

The Institute of Petroleum data showed that US imports of crude oil last week fell 825 thousand barrels per day.

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