FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 22/07/2020

Brent futures tumbled 35 cents, or 0.8%, to $43.97 a barrel by 5:41 am GMT, and WTI futures plunged 39 cents, or 0.9%, to $41.53. Front-month September ICE Brent futures briefly touched a four-month high above $44.80/b in the US trading sessions as investor optimism was buoyed by promising results from multiple COVID-19 vaccine trials …

Ferts in Focus 22/07/20

*Indian tender prices disappoint Urea markets once again revolved around news out of India this past week, with the closing of their latest urea purchasing tender on Friday. As last time, the most competitive offers into the tender were below market expectations. However, rather than accept prices this time round, most participants in the tender have …

Capesize rates dip on subdued markets

Capesize rates reversed into losses after sluggish start to the week with little shipping activities. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average dropped by $616 day-on-day to $24,469 on Monday, due to the subdued Pacific and Atlantic market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then followed the dip and slipped by 1.87% day-on-day to 1,678 readings …