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Commodity Data: China to Stop Buying Iranian Oil

  • China has ordered its state-owned oil companies to avoid buying Iranian oil.
  • “The market in the fourth quarter could be shifting toward an oversupply situation as evidenced by rising inventories over the past few weeks,” Saudi OPEC governor Adeeb Al-Aamasaid.
  • In Asia, gold prices inched up, hitting a fourth straight weekly gain.

COMMODITY DATA – On Friday, oil prices dropped while China ordered its state-owned oil companies to stop buying oil imports from Iran.

The December delivery of Crude Oil WTI Futures declined 0.8% to $66.77 per barrel  as of 12:13 AM ET. This was based on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Meanwhile, the December delivery of Brent Oil Futures fell 0.6% lower to $76.47 a barrel . This was according to the Intercontinental Exchange of London.

According to Bloomberg reports, China National Petroleum Corp and Sinopec were mandated to stop buying Iranian oil, the sources said. However, these sources added that the freezing of imports is likely to be only temporary.

The implementation of US sanctions against Iran is likely to start on November 4. Further, Washington will eventually lower the export sales of Iran to zero and leave the Islamic Republic.

Elsewhere, there were supports received by oil prices in the day following OPEC’s signal on returning to production cuts amid the start of an increase in global inventories, a move that could jeopardize OPEC’s relations with US President Donald Trump.

FinanceBrokerage - Commodity Data: On Friday morning in Asia, Gold prices inched up while Asian equities declined.
Gold prices have increased on Friday. Further, the gold is moving towards a fourth straight weekly gain on the softening of Asian equities.

There could be a shift in the oil market going into oversupply caused by the usual increase in inventories. This is along with the slowdown in demand in the fourth quarter, told Saudi OPEC governor Adeeb Al-Aama to Reuters.

Commodity Data: Gold prices surge as Asian Equities weaken

On Friday, the Gold prices edged up in Asia this morning, directing to a fourth straight weekly gain. The demand for gold, as a safe-haven asset, jumped on the drop of Asian stock markets on Friday morning after its overnight recovery.

The December delivery of gold futures increased by 0.16% to $1,234.5 per troy ounce as of 11:49 PM (03:49 GMT). This was based on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange,

The US dollar index increased by 0.22% to 96.4.

On Thursday, the US stocks recovered from a sell-off in the last session in which a few indexes were in the red for 2018. Facebook and Netflix have led the gains on Thursday. The NASDAQ traded at 2.95% high while the Dow 30 and S&P 500 have also increased by 1.63% and 1.86% respectively.

“Quarterly reports are providing better-than-expected earnings, revenue, and guidance. That triple play is instilling confidence in investors. We need other drivers to provide stability to the market after this meaningful sell-off we’ve seen in the last five weeks,” said Peter Kenny, founder of Kenny’s Commentary LLC and an independent market strategist, to Reuters.



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