For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Crude Oil declined 0.92% against the USD and closed at USD52.69 per barrel, after the American Petroleum Institute (API) reported that US crude oil inventories climbed by 5.4 million barrels to 448.2 million barrels in the week ended 30 November.
In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 52.27, with oil trading 0.80% lower against the USD from yesterday’s close.
The pair is expected to find support at 51.44, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 50.60. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 53.83, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 55.38.
Crude oil is trading below its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.