Oil eases after 4-day gain, U.S. inventories weigh

Jan 25 Oil edged lower on Wednesday, snapping four sessions of gains as an increase in U.S. inventories weighed on the market, offsetting bullish momentum from production cuts announced by OPEC and other producers. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures had fallen 19 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $52.99 a barrel by 0022 GMT.