Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline margins rise despite US stock build

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline profit margins rose by about 46 cents to $16.52 a barrel on Wednesday, even as U.S. stocks rose unexpectedly last week according to data from the Energy Information Administration.

• A total of 14,000 metric tons of Eurobob E10 barges traded in the Argus window on Wednesday. Sahara, Gunvor,and Musket sold to BP, Varo and Mabanaft.

• A further 12,000 tons of Eurobob E5 barges traded on the day. Gunvor, Musket, and Litasco were all on the sell side, while Shell, BP, Musket and Mabanaft were buyers.

• U.S. gasoline stocks rose by 0.2 million barrels in the week to 225.7 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.6 million barrel draw.

• Japan's largest refiner, Eneos Corp, restarted two crude distillation units at its Kawasaki refinery near Tokyo on May 4 following an unplanned shutdown, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.​

• EU and UK gasoline and blending component exports to other regions are expected to reach 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in May, down slightly 1.07 million bpd in April, Kpler data showed.