Crude oil inventories in the US rose by 3.715 million barrels in the week ending October 3, more than market expectations of 2.25-million. At the Cushing, Oklahoma delivery hub, crude stocks fell by 763,000 barrels, the most since June. Meanwhile, gasoline stocks fell by 1.6 million barrels, above expectations for a 1.05-million-barrel decrease. Distillate stocks, which include diesel and heating oil, went down 2.018 million barrels, compared with forecasts for a 1.23 million-barrel decrease.