MARKET WATCH: Crude price decline accelerates on bearish inventory report

The decline in oil prices accelerated Apr. 4 with crude dropping 2.5% in the New York market following a government report of a much larger-than-expected build in US crude inventory. The front-month gas contract also fell 2.1% in anticipation of a build in gas inventory, wiping out its gain from the previous session.

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