Crude-oil futures ended higher Thursday, heading into the Christmas holiday on a win streak that has lifted prices from 6-year lows.

WTI crude oil for February delivery added 60 cents, or 1.6%, to close at $38.10 a barrel. For the week, oil rose 5.7%.

Prices have jumped since Wednesday morning when the U.S. Energy Information Administration said crude inventories fell by 5.9 million barrels in the week ended Aug. 18.

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