Crude prices rally, supported by product markets
Brent prompt futures reached 59 $/b on early Thursday, despite a rally in the dollar as global inventories dwindled and OPEC+ member were renewing their commitments…
ICE Brent prompt contract remained supported at 75.6 $/b. Large crude importers such as India urged the OPEC+ group to increase production, citing inflationary pressures as a potential global macro risk to growth. Stocks in the ARA region built for middle distillates and fuel oil products, showing that the ongoing recovery in European demand is not outstripping supply, which remained ample thanks to continued imports from Asia.
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