U.S. benchmark crude-oil prices on Wednesday settled at their highest in almost two weeks, after the Energy Information Administration reported a 1.2 million-barrel weekly rise in U.S. crude inventories. That marked a 10th straight weekly rise, but the smallest weekly increase in five weeks Oil prices seesawed between losses and gains during the session. West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery CLJ23 settled at $77.69 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up 64 cents, or 0.8%. Based on the front-month contract, that was the highest finish since Feb. 16, FactSet data show.
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