NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures fell on

Wednesday as disappointing economic data from the euro zone and

the United States raised concerns about demand for oil, while

rising inventories pushed gasoline futures nearly 2 percent

lower.

U.S. crude oil inventories fell sharply last week, a report

from the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on

Wednesday, much more than expected, while gasoline and

distillate stockpiles rose more than expected.

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SETTLE NET PCT LOW HIGH CURRENT DAY AGO

CHNG CHNG VOL VOL

CLc1 87.88 -0.62 -0.7% 87.46 89.05 202,905 206,265

CLc2 88.47 -0.61 -0.7% 88.05 89.63 49,299 40,158

LCOc1 108.81 -1.03 -0.9% 108.64 110.57 178,598 213,909

RBc1 2.6378 -0.0512 -1.9% 2.6365 2.6949 51,067 54,212

RBc2 2.6437 -0.0472 -1.8% 2.6422 2.6960 31,348 25,720

HOc1 2.9907 -0.0133 -0.4% 2.9788 3.0291 43,952 61,382

HOc2 2.9967 -0.0173 -0.6% 2.9871 3.0370 25,883 25,766

TOTAL MARKET VOLUME OPEN INTEREST

CURRENT Dec 04 30D AVG Dec 04 NET CHNG

CRUDE 413,805 383,918 486,544 1,549,067 781

RBOB 145,718 127,184 132,836 273,735 2,000

HO 106,806 132,898 145,627 292,708 -8,956

(Reporting By Robert Gibbons)

Keywords: MARKETS ENERGY NYMEX

(robert.gibbons@thomsonreuters.com)(+1 646 223 6059)(Reuters Messaging: robert.gibbons.reuters.com@reuters.net)

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