While you were sleeping: Oil deflates on US stockpiles

While you were sleeping: Oil deflates on US stockpiles
Margreet Dietz
By Margreet Dietz Oct. 8 (BusinessDesk) - Equities in the US and Europe rose, while oil gave up its earlier gains following a US government report showing a larger-than-expected gain in crude inventories, as investors geared up for the earnings season.  Oil retreated after a US Energy Information Administration report showed domestic crude inventories increased by 3.1 million barrels last week. West Texas Intermediate was recently down 40 cents at US$48.13 a barrel, after rising as high as US$49.71 earlier in the session. "Today’s repo...