
U.S. ultra-low sulfur diesel cash prices slumped as refiners boosted output to escape weak margins on gasoline and jet fuel. Chicago diesel cash prices fell to 34 cents under heating oil futures, the lowest seasonally since at least 2011.
Colonial Pipeline also cut gasoline and diesel volumes on lower demand.
Refiner overproduction of diesel as demand falls pushes regional cash prices lower, cutting fuel costs for trucking and farm operations. Weak diesel margins also reduce the incentive for refiners to keep running, which can limit future supply.
Tras 79 eventos bajista de macro pasados, ULSD / Diésel se movió una mediana de -1,0 % en 5 sesiones (39% al alza; mitad central entre -5,7 % y +1,7 %), y -1,5 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.