U.S. initial jobless claims increase and other factors, international oil prices fell slightly on the 5th. The same day, the U.S. Labor Department data showed U.S. initial claims for unemployment benefits last week, the number reached 47.9 million people, the highest level since April, while the market had expected the figure will decrease.

        While the U.S. government has taken various measures to stimulate employment, but the job market late in the doldrums, which made investors worried about U.S. economic prospects for recovery. Affected by this news, international oil prices slightly lower. To the closing, the New York Mercantile Exchange, light crude oil for delivery in September futures fell 46 cents to close at 82.01 U.S. dollars a barrel. London Brent crude fell 59 cents to close at 81.61 U.S. dollars a barrel.

(Chen Gang)