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West Texas Intermediate crude maintained losses and traded near the lowest level in almost four weeks after the Energy Information Administration reported U.S. inventories extended a record high.

Prices dropped for the first time in three days. Supplies gained 1.7 million barrels to 399.4 million in the week ended April 25, the Energy Information Administration reported. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg had expected an increase of 2.2 million. WTI also slid as U.S. economic growth stalled in the first quarter. The U.S. grade widened its discount to Brent.

“Ample supplies are starting to weigh on the market,” said Gene McGillian, an analyst and broker at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. “We have a lot of oil here in the U.S.”

WTI for June delivery fell $1.50, or 1.5 percent, to $99.78 a barrel at 10:33 a.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier, it touched $99.41, the lowest level since April 3. The volume of all futures traded was 20 percent above the 100-day average for the time of day. Prices were $99.50 before the EIA report was released at 10:30 a.m. WTI is heading for a 1.8 percent decrease in April, the most in five months.

Brent for June settlement slid $1.03, or 0.9 percent, to $107.95 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Volume was 20 percent above the 100-day average. The European benchmark crude traded at a premium of $8.17 to WTI, compared with $7.70 yesterday.

Gold price falling on the background better than expected data on employment growth in the private sector of the U.S. economy in April.

As recent data submitted Automatic Data Processing (ADP), in April, private sector employment increased markedly , thereby exceeded the predicted value . According to a report last month, the number of employees increased by 220 thousand people, compared with upwardly revised figure for the previous month's level of 209 thousand (originally reported growth of 191 thousand ) . According to the average forecast of this indicator would grow to 212 thousand

Falling prices for precious metals limits statistics on U.S. GDP for the first quarter. The U.S. economy slowed in the first quarter , showing at the same time one of the weakest pace of recovery over five years , which was associated with severe weather conditions, which adversely affected the volume of business investment . This was stated in the report of the Ministry of Commerce . According to the gross domestic product rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1 % in the first quarter. Economists had forecast an increase of 1.1%.

Weak economic data reinforce uncertainty about further action under Fed QE3. "Most of the weak economic growth is associated with the fall in exports and inventories due to weather conditions . In the second quarter we can expect the pace of recovery , "- says UBS Securities economist Samuel Coffin . According to Coffin , the regulator will continue to reduce the amount of assets and redemption of points to natural factor as the main " culprit " problems in the economy in January-March .

June futures on COMEX gold fell to $ 1284.90 .

(raw materials / closing price /% change)

Gold $1,296.50 +0.20 +0.02%

Oil $101.05 -0.23 -0.23%