RTRS: U.S. crude briefly extends loss on jobless data
Aug 5 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures initially extended losses on Thursday and remained under pressure after a government report showing U.S. initial jobless claims rose last week, against expectations they would be trimmed.
Crude prices were earlier pressured by concerns about demand after Wednesday's government inventory report showed rising U.S. refined products stockpiles. The rising fuel stocks offset any bullish impact from crude stockpiles falling more than expected.
The dollar's weakness and euro's strength helped curb crude futures' losses.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, September crude CLU0 fell 45 cents, or 0.55 percent, to $82.02 a barrel by 8:43 a.m. EDT (1243 GMT), trading from $81.67 to $82.48.
Crude futures were down about 60 cents when the jobless claims report was released. (Reporting by Robert Gibbons)
