英语文摘：Crude prices rise as U.S. inventories fall

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices rose Wednesday after the U.S. government reported declined crude stockpiles last week.

The Energy Department said Wednesday commercial crude oil inventories fell by 3.3 million barrels to 364.9 million barrels for the week ending Nov. 5.

Gasoline inventories declined by 1.9 million barrels to 210.3 million barrels while demand over the past four weeks was up slightly, averaging 9.1 million barrels a day.

Inventories of distillate fuel, which include diesel and heating oil, fell by 5 million barrels, or 3 percent, to 159.9 million barrels.

Light, sweet crude for December delivery was up 1.09 U.S. dollars to settle to 87.81 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

In London, Brent crude added 63 cents to 88.96 dollars a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.