Oil Through the Looking Glass 22.10.2020

*Oil Prices Slip as U.S. Inventory Build Stokes Fears of Supply Glut* API reports from yesterday reported of crude builds in the week leading up to 16th October, with the figure around 584,000 barrels taking stocks to around 490.6 million. This news prompted the oil to slip on Tuesday with investors nervy on the pace …

DCE moves flattish amid mixed outlook

Iron ore futures opened high before losing the upward momentum toward closing and resulted in flattish movement. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange inched up by 0.44% day-on-day to RMB 793.50 per mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was almost flat and …

Capesize rates rebound on improving sentiment

Capesize freight rates flattened out and rebounded from previous slump with much improvement in the paper and physical markets. The Capesize 5 time charter average rebounded slightly by $30 day-on-day to $17,151 on Wednesday, due to plenty of buying interests that pushed up rates. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then was almost flattish and dipped …

Morning Oil Report 22/10/20

Brent crude futures retreated 22 cents, or 0.5%, to $41.51 a barrel at 0328 GMT after sliding 3.3% on Wednesday. WTI crude futures fell 26 cents, or 0.7%, to $39.77 a barrel, after dropping 4% on Wednesday. The falling prices could be attributed to the worse than expected data from the EIA on Wednesday, with …