Energy Complex Rebounds

Updated from 12:43 p.m. EST

Oil futures finished strong on Wednesday after the Energy Information Administration released new crude and fuel inventory figures that showed a larger-than-expected draw from gasoline stores.

The April contract for light, sweet crude oil was up 33 cents to close at a two-month high of $61.79 a barrel at the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gasoline climbed 3 cents to $1.84 a gallon, and heating oil finished the day flat at $1.78 a gallon.

Natural gas slid 23 cents to $7.30 per million British thermal units during the trading session. Inventory figures for natural gas will come out on Thursday. ...