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NEW YORK (AP) - Crude oil prices ended higher Tuesday in light trading ahead of the weekly inventory report. Gasoline futures briefly jumped to a more than six-month high on expectations of summer driving demand and refinery disruptions, but later gave back its gains.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude for April delivery rose 14 cents to settle at $56.60 a barrel on the contract's last day of trading. However, prices for futures contracts ended lower. The May contract fell 45 cents to $59.25 a barrel, while the June contract lost 42 cents at $60.63.
On London's ICE Futures exchange, May Brent crude settled 31 cents lower at $60.20 a barrel.
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