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ICE Gasoil Futures Open Interest Falls to Lowest Since June

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ICE Gasoil futures open interest dips to the lowest since early June at 691k after falling from a peak in early August at 740k. Aggregate open interest had trended higher throughout H1 2023 before holding steady during July and August.

  • ICE Brent open interest has recovered from a recent low of 2.175m back to the amount seen in early August around 2.25m.
  • Nymex WTI open interest has also seen a recovery higher back to 1.75m after falling from 1.95m to 1.62m from June to August.
  • Nymex gasoline open interest has remained relatively unchanged for the last couple of months and currently at 374k.
  • Open interest for crude and Gasoil remains well below the levels seen in early 2021 after the significant decline to lows at the end of 2022.
  • Daily traded volumes across all market have dipped in the last couple of days below the average seen of the previous 30 days after seeing higher volumes trade amid the Saudi and Russia crude announcements on 5 Sep.


Source: Bloomberg

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