Crude-oil futures fell Thursday, as investors weighed signs of falling production and rising inventories. Light, sweet crude for March delivery fell 34 cents, or 0.63%, to $53.54 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent, the global benchmark, fell 24 cents, or 0.42%, to $56.56 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe. The market traded in positive territory for most of the morning, extending gains from Wednesday. New data has…