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Nation's crude oil stocks decline

China's commercial crude oil stocks declined 2 percent at the end of February, from a month earlier, following two consecutive months of gains, according to data from a newsletter by the Xinhua News Agency on Monday.

Inventories of refined oil products at the end of February surged 15 percent from a month earlier, of which diesel stocks soared 28 percent and gasoline stocks gained 1.2 percent, China Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals reported.