
Oil prices surged more than 12% after China instructed government agencies to start buying cheap crude for its strategic reserves. The purchases came after oil had plunged 66% in the first three months of 2020 amid collapsing demand from the coronavirus.
Dated Brent was assessed at $15.135 a barrel, its lowest level since at least 1999.
Chinese state stockpiling absorbs surplus crude and supports energy prices, which feed through to diesel and freight costs for feed producers. Higher crude also tends to lift biofuel-linked demand for vegetable oils and grains.
Nach 438 vergangenen Ereignisse (bullisch, Politik) bewegte sich Rohöl (WTI) im Median über 5 Handelstage um +0,9 % (61% höher; mittlere Hälfte -2,2 % bis +4,6 %) und über 20 Handelstage um +2,0 %.
Nach 442 vergangenen Ereignisse (bullisch, Politik) bewegte sich Rohöl (Brent) im Median über 5 Handelstage um +1,4 % (60% höher; mittlere Hälfte -2,0 % bis +4,9 %) und über 20 Handelstage um +2,1 %.
Veränderungen des Benchmarks jedes Rohstoffs seit dem letzten Schluss vor dem Ereignis. Historische Werte bündeln frühere Ereignisse derselben Art; sie beschreiben, was passiert ist, nicht was passieren wird. Keine Anlageberatung.
China's instruction to buy cheap crude for strategic reserves added demand-side support and rebound momentum from very depressed levels (Dated Brent at lows).
China's strategic reserve buying added demand support and extended the rebound from extremely depressed prices.
China's strategic reserve buying added demand-side support to the rebound from record lows.
China's instruction to buy cheap crude for strategic reserves added demand-side support to the rebound from deeply oversold levels.
China's strategic reserve buying added demand support and rebound from extreme lows (Dated Brent $15), contributing to the bounce.