The Oil Run is Done

The latest oil run higher was stymied Thursday by a surprising build in crude oil inventory and a fading OPEC production cut fantasy. Oil prices had benefited this week from a promised freeze by OPEC & non-OPEC producers and on cooperative statements from Iran. Then a preliminary reading of oil inventory showed a draw before Thursday’s more complete EIA data revealed a another build in crude stocks. The news effectively stopped the nascent oil price run in its tracks, and now that hope is fading for an OPEC production cut, oil prices should again sink toward last week’s lows. See more on this oil report here.

Energy Relative Shares	02-19-16 AM Indication
SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY)	-0.4%
United States Oil (NYSE: USO)	-1.6%
Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE)	-1.1%
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas E&P (NYSE: XOP)	-2.2%
Market Vectors Oil Services (NYSE: OIH)	-0.3%
Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM)	-0.9%
Chevron (NYSE: CVX)	-1.0%
B.P. (NYSE: BP)	-1.2%
Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO)	-1.0%
Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX)	-0.2%
Antero Resources (NYSE: AR)	-1.7%
EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT)	-2.3%
Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI)	-1.0%

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