Oil futures ended Wednesday at their lowest level in more than a week, with traders betting that U.S. inventories will soon begin to climb as refineries shutdown for seasonal maintenance. Prices had earlier found support on the back of a second straight weekly decline in U.S. crude supplies, but total domestic production edged a bit higher in the latest week and disappointing Chinese manufacturing data renewed concerns over demand from the world’s second-largest oil consumer. Crude Oil – Electronic (NYMEX) Nov 2015 November West Texas Intermediate crude CLX5, -3.54% settled at $44.48 a barrel, down $1.88, or 4.1% on the New York Mercantile Exchange after earlier tapping a high above $47. Prices settled at their lowest level since Sept. 14. November Brent crude LCOX5, -2.47% on the ICE Futures exchange settled down $1.33, or 2.7%, to $47.75 a barrel. The […]