Brent crude futures rose 3 cents, equivalent to 0.1% to $ 43.25 a barrel, by 5:29 GMT, after falling 0.4% on Tuesday.
In contrast, US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 6 cents, equivalent to 0.2% to $ 40.98 a barrel, and had lost 1.4% by sitting yesterday. < / p>
Crude stocks in the United States fell by 6.8 million barrels last week to 531 million barrels, according to data from the American Petroleum Institute yesterday.
Analysts had expected Reuters to increase the stock of crude 357 thousand barrels, but the growing infections with the virus keep fears of low demand for oil, a list of what leads to a glut in the market with the announcement of numbers Record HIV infection worldwide, including the United States, is the largest consumer of raw oil.
On the other hand, gold prices fell on Wednesday, with the downside stopping the dollar for a while.
Investors sold the yellow metal to take profits after a record rally, while some caution prevails with attention turned to the Federal Reserve meeting, which is expected on a large scale. It is broad to reinforce its easy monetary policy.
Gold in spot transactions fell 0.4% to $ 1951.24 an ounce by 6:01 GMT.
Prices hit an all-time high of $ 1980.57 yesterday, Tuesday. US gold futures rose 0.1% to $ 1947.40.
There was little change in the dollar index, which held at 93.668, after touching its lowest levels since June 2018 this week.
The weak dollar, which is also a safe haven, is reducing the cost of gold to holders of other currencies.
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