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NEW YORK (AP) - Energy prices rallied Wednesday after the government reported a surprising drop in U.S. stockpiles of gasoline and distillates such as heating oil and diesel fuel.
Other commodities finished mixed as gold and silver prices slipped, industrial metals made modest gains and agriculture product prices reacted to changing weather patterns.
The Energy Information Administration on Wednesday reported the nation's gasoline inventories fell by 700,000 barrels, bucking analysts' consensus forecast for a build of more than 1 million barrels. At 202.6 million barrels total, gasoline stocks stand well below the average level for this time of year.
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