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Oil prices retreat after report of U.S. crude stockpile rise

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Brent futures fell 36 cents , or 0.47% , to $ 76.64 a barrel by 0130 GMT , U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude declined 37 cents to $ 72.95 a barrel.

The drops snapped a three-day streak of gains for prices with Brent climbing 3.6% while WTI rose 3.7% .

Crude oil stockpiles in the U., the world's biggest oil producer and consumer, rose by 9.4 million barrels in the week .