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NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil dropped a bit Wednesday after three days of increases.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange:

Benchmark crude fell 32 cents to finish at $93.35 per barrel.

Gasoline fell 1.09 cents to end at $2.9804 per gallon.

Heating oil rose 1.79 cents to finish at $3.0159 per gallon.

Natural gas dropped 3.1 cents to end at $2.9330 per 1,000 cubic feet.

On the ICE Futures exchange in London:

Brent crude rose 14 cents to finish the day at $112.14 per barrel.