Oil prices steadied for a moment after taking a beating on data showing a record weekly build in U.S. crude inventories. An average of polls compiled by the RealClearPolitics website showed Clinton just 1.7 percent ahead of Trump nationally on Wednesday. A Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released late the same day showed Clinton ahead by 6 percentage points among likely voters. Against a basket of currencies, the dollar index was pinned at 97.298 well down on last week's peak of 99.119. Oil pared some losses after sliding on Wednesday when data showed weekly U.S. crude inventories rose 14.4 million barrels, far above forecasts.

Source: The Edge Markets November 03, 2016 02:42 UTC