Oil prices mark lowest finish in a week

Oil prices fell for a second-straight session on Wednesday, settling at their lowest level in a week. A bigger-than-expected weekly rise in U.S. supplies of gasoline, along with another climb in U.S. crude production to a record weekly level, pressured prices. Prices fell despite reports showing declines in weekly U.S. crude supplies and in monthly production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. January West Texas Intermediate crude fell 54 cents, or 1%, to settle at $56.60 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest finish since Dec. 6, FactSet data show.

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