Brent, U.S. crude pare rise on EIA stocks builds

NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Brent and U.S. crude

futures pared gains on Wednesday after a U.S. Energy Information

Administration report showed crude and oil products stocks rose

last week in the United States, with the crude build less than

expected but contrary to the large drop reported by industry the

day before.

Brent March crude was up 40 cents at $116.63 a

barrel, having traded from $115.90 to $116.97. U.S. March crude

was up 60 cents at $99.01, having traded from $98.60 to

$100.09.

(Reporting By Robert Gibbons)