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10:34am 06/30/04 U.S. DISTILLATE STKS UP 500,000 BRLS: ENERGY DEPT
10:35am 06/30/04 U.S. GASOLINE STKS UNCHANGED LAST WK: ENERGY DEPT
10:32am 06/30/04 U.S. CRUDE STKS DOWN 500,000 BRLS LAST WK: ENERGY DEPT

U.S. crude stocks down, gas stocks flat: Energy Dept

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures rose after the Energy Department reported that crude stocks for the week ended June 25 fell 500,000 barrels to 304.9 million barrels, contrary to most market expectations for a climb.
Motor gasoline supplies were unchanged at 205.1 million barrels.
Distillate inventories were up 500,000 barrels at 110.9 million barrels.
August crude is up 39 cents at $36.05 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
August unleaded gasoline is up 1.21 cents at $1.132 a gallon and August heating oil is up 0.9 cent at 98.1 cents a gallon.





10:00am 06/30/04 CHICAGO PMI 56.4% IN JUNE VS. 65.2% FORECAST

ECONOMIC REPORT: Chicago factory expansion slows; June PMI index at 56.4% vs. 65.2% expected
By Rachel Koning, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 10:16 AM ET June 30, 2004

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - A measure of manufacturing business in and around Chicago stood at 56.4 percent in June, the Chicago Purchasing Managers group said Wednesday, indicating a slowdown in the regional factory sector's long-running expansion trend.

The pace of expansion is much slower than economists were expecting. The average of a survey conducted by CBS MarketWatch was for a reading of 65.2 percent for this month.

Still, the index has shown expansion for 14 straight months. The report is a diffusion index; readings above "50" indicate expansion.

The Chicago report is considered by some as a snapshot of the often market-sensitive national factory report, the Institute for Supply Management index, due for release on Thursday.

That index has been above 60 for eight straight months.