Tue, 31 Dec 2013 09:27:03 GMT
WTI records its 4th annual gain in 5 years
West Texas Intermediate crude slightly increased on Tuesday and it was set to record its fourth yearly advance in a five-year period on speculation that inventories in the U.S., the world's largest consumer of the commodity, declined for the fifth successive week. WTI for delivery in February traded 7 cents higher at $99.36 per barrel on the NYMEX.