US crude shifts lower, post-settle, on API build

NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures fell

back in post-settlement trading on Tuesday after the American

Petroleum Institute reported domestic crude stocks rose 2.9

million barrels last week, far bigger than a forecast for a 1.5

million barrel rise in a Reuters poll.

NYMEX crude for March delivery was down 3 cents at

$100.88 a barrel by 4:36 p.m. EST (2136 GMT). Before the

industry group's data was released, the contract traded up 17

cents at $101.08.

(Reporting By Gene Ramos; Editing by Marguerita Choy)