Oil bears ruled the roost most of Wednesday, pushing down crude prices almost 2% in early trading before oil futures pared losses to about 1%, leaving futures at $71.33 a barrel.

• 周三原油市场大多数时候都是看跌原油者唱主角，推动油价早盘下跌近2%25，最终原油期货收盘跌1%25左右，为每桶71.；33美元。