Crude oil futures pared early gains and settled just slightly higher on Tuesday after data from the Labor Department showed U.S. consumer prices increased by slightly less than expected in the month of August and traders weighed the impact of tropical storm Nicholas.
The Labor Department said its consumer price index rose by 0.3% in August after climbing by 0.5% in July. Economists had expected consumer prices to increase by 0.4%.
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