Oil futures looked to post back-to-back declines on Tuesday, as investors weighed prospects for energy demand after China\u2019s leadership outlined its economic plans.<\/p>\n
Price moves<\/h2>\n\n- \n West Texas Intermediate crude
\n CL00,
\n -1.00%<\/bg-quote><\/a>
\n for April delivery fell 68 cents, or 0.9%, at $78.06 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after losing 1.5% on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n May Brent crude
\n BRN00,
\n -1.05%<\/bg-quote><\/a><\/p>\n BRNK24,
\n -1.05%<\/bg-quote><\/a>,<\/span>
\n the global benchmark, was down 67 cents, or 0.8%, at $82.13 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe following a 0.9% loss a day earlier.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n April gasoline
\n RBJ24,
\n -2.42%<\/bg-quote><\/a>
\n shed 2.1% to $2.5309 a gallon, while April heating oil
\n HOJ24,
\n -1.53%<\/bg-quote><\/a>
\n declined by 1.4% to $2.6091 a gallon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n Natural gas for April delivery
\n NGJ24,
\n +1.10%<\/bg-quote><\/a>
\n traded at $1.938 per million British thermal units, up 1.2%, extending a gain of 4.4% from Monday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMarket drivers<\/h2>\n
China\u2019s growth target is seen as \u201cambitious,\u201d Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank, said in a note, observing that U.S. crude \u201cfailed to extend gains above $80 per barrel even after the Chinese stimulus bets.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n CL00,
\n
\n for April delivery fell 68 cents, or 0.9%, at $78.06 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after losing 1.5% on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n BRN00,
\n
BRNK24, China\u2019s growth target is seen as \u201cambitious,\u201d Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank, said in a note, observing that U.S. crude \u201cfailed to extend gains above $80 per barrel even after the Chinese stimulus bets.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n the global benchmark, was down 67 cents, or 0.8%, at $82.13 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe following a 0.9% loss a day earlier.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n RBJ24,
\n
\n shed 2.1% to $2.5309 a gallon, while April heating oil
\n HOJ24,
\n
\n declined by 1.4% to $2.6091 a gallon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\n NGJ24,
\n
\n traded at $1.938 per million British thermal units, up 1.2%, extending a gain of 4.4% from Monday.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMarket drivers<\/h2>\n