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Oil Prices Surge On Some Lockdown Easing, Russian Headlines

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  • Oil prices rise solidly throughout most of the day, in a reversal of yesterday’s decline as China eases some lockdowns plus Putin saying he Russia will continue its invasion of Ukraine along with potential use of chemical weapons in Mariupol.
  • WTI is +7.1% at $101.0. It sits close to the initial resistance at the 20-day EMA of $101.29 whilst support is yesterday’s low of $92.93.
  • On a day of strong gains, the most active strikes in the May22 contract are $100/bbl calls followed by $105/bbl calls.
  • Brent is +6.7% at $105.1, although close to the 20-day EMA of $105.61 after which it could open $109.9 (Apr 5 high).
  • Gold is +0.8% at $1968.9 despite a miss in US core CPI inflation. It has cleared the Mar24 high of $1966.1 with a high of $1978.6. This likely forms initial resistance, closely followed by $1980.3 (the 50% retracement of the Mar 8-29 downleg).

Source: Bloomberg

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