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Asia’s Gasoline Margins Hitting 6-Week Low: Reuters

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Asia’s gasoline refining margins have fallen to the lowest level in more than six weeks, according to Reuters.

  • However, the naphtha crack was slightly up on the day to a $75.85/mt premium over Brent.
  • This comes as light distillate stocks in Fujairah built for the first time in four weeks to 6.154m mt.
  • Moreover, China’s gasoline demand is proving below expectations.
  • Gasoline sales in China are not seeing a usual boost from holiday travel due to use of electricity-driven high-speed rail and new energy vehicles, according to Bloomberg.
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Asia’s gasoline refining margins have fallen to the lowest level in more than six weeks, according to Reuters.

  • However, the naphtha crack was slightly up on the day to a $75.85/mt premium over Brent.
  • This comes as light distillate stocks in Fujairah built for the first time in four weeks to 6.154m mt.
  • Moreover, China’s gasoline demand is proving below expectations.
  • Gasoline sales in China are not seeing a usual boost from holiday travel due to use of electricity-driven high-speed rail and new energy vehicles, according to Bloomberg.