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Crude Holding Losses As WTI-Brent Spread Edges Closer

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Crude futures and spreads are holding onto earlier losses with crude at the lowest since the start of the month as market focus is on demand concerns offsetting supplies cuts.

  • Brent has traded through the 50 day EMA support level but WTI is holding just above the support at 77.42$/bbl.
  • Crude time spreads are also at the lowest for the month as weak demand has softened the curve backwardation. Spreads however remain above the levels seen before the voluntary OPEC production cut announcement on 1 April.
  • A seven week draw in Cushing stocks from a high of 40.7mbbls down to 32.75mbbls is helping support the WTI-Brent spread up at -3.82$/bbl today compared to -4.3$/bbl at the start of the month.
    • Brent JUN 23 down -1.9% at 81.54$/bbl
    • WTI JUN 23 down -1.9% at 77.72$/bbl
    • WTI-Brent up 0.06$/bbl at -3.82$/bbl
    • Brent JUN 23-JUL 23 down -0.05$/bbl at 0.28$/bbl
    • Brent JUN 23-DEC 23 down -0.25$/bbl at 2.56$/bbl
    • Brent DEC 23-DEC 24 down -0.4$/bbl at 4.21$/bbl


Source: Bloomberg

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