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Diesel Net Longs Continue to Increase Amid Tight Market

OIL POSITIONING

Crude managed money net long positions remain stable, but diesel positioning continues to increase according to Commitments of Traders data released on Friday. The combined net long positions for Brent and WTI decreased slightly from the 15 week high seen the previous week, by -6k to 397k.

  • ICE Gasoil net positions extended the recent gains up to the highest since March 2022 and Nymex diesel the highest since Feb 2022 amid tight global diesel markets.
    • ICE Brent net longs fell by -4k to 211k
    • Nymex WTI net longs increased by +4k to 210k
    • ICE Gasoil increased by +7k to +88k
    • Nymex diesel increased by +5k to +34k
    • Nymex gasoline fell by -9k to 69k


Source: Bloomberg

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