Crude: +7.2 (vs. +1.5 fcst)
Gasoline: +1.6 (vs. +0.5 fcst)
Distillates: -1.5 (vs. -1.9 fcst)
NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures stayed up in post-settlement trading on Tuesday even though an industry report showed that domestic crude stocks rose much more than expected last week.
Heating oil futures also held on to hefty gains, despite data from the American Petroleum Institute that showed distillate stocks fell less than expected.
"The API report of a huge crude stock build is very bearish and it appears that with imports down, inventories rose as crude runs fell. But stocks at the NYMEX delivery point in Cushing, Oklahoma, were down 1.9 million barrels and that's tempering the downdraft in prices somewhat," said Phil Flynn,analyst at PFGBest Research in Chicago.