Oil futures down on U.S. stockpile report, Brexit concern
Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Thursday, heading for a sixth day of declines, following a lower than expected draw on U.S. stockpiles and amid worries Britain might leave the European Union. Front-month U.S. crude futures were down 56 cents, or 1.2 percent, at $47.45 a barrel at 0043 GMT. U.S. crude stocks fell last week, the government said on Wednesday, but the decline was much smaller than anticipated, while gasoline stocks decreased sharply.
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