NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures
settled lower on Tuesday ahead of weekly inventory reports and
weighed down by a stronger dollar and apprehension about the
pace and strength of economic recovery.
Trading sources also pointed to weaker RBOB gasoline
futures that also helped crude oil futures end lower after
reaching an eight-week peak on Tuesday and after two
consecutive higher settlements.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, April <CLJ0> crude
fell 38 cents, or 0.46 percent, to settle at $81.49 a barrel,
trading from $80.16 to $81.91.
(Reporting by Robert Gibbons; Editing by Marguerita Choy)