Oil Futures Rise Sharply, Gold Extends Recent Rally

 | Jun 11, 2015 01:50AM ET

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Crude futures rose sharply on Wednesday extending gains from one session earlier, amid a massive draw of U.S. stockpiles last week. U.S. oil futures top $61 on bets for large U.S. supply drop US crude oil inventories continue to fall. The latest data from the Energy Information Administration showed that inventories fell by 6.81 million barrels in the week ending June 5.In the prior week, crude inventories fell by 1.9 million barrels.