Analysts say US crude inventories are likely to have fallen in DOE data

(This article was originally published on Tuesday.)

By Dan Molinski
U.S. commercial crude inventories are likely to be down slightly from the previous week in data due Wednesday from the Energy Department, according to a Wall Street Journal poll of analysts and traders.

Nine analysts and traders estimated US oil stocks may have fallen by 200,000 barrels in the week ended October 28, with five analysts predicting a…