
Brent crude futures settled down $16.84, or 13.2%, to $111.14 a barrel, their biggest one-day decline since April 2020. U.S. crude fell $15.44, or 12.5%, to $108.70.
The drop followed signs that the UAE would support a larger OPEC+ output increase.
A credible plan to add OPEC+ supply eases the energy price spike that had pushed up diesel and biofuel-linked feedstock costs. Lower crude weakens the energy-driven support under vegetable oil and corn-based biofuel prices.
Tras 210 eventos bajista de política pasados, Petróleo crudo (Brent) se movió una mediana de -0,9 % en 5 sesiones (48% al alza; mitad central entre -3,8 % y +3,2 %), y +0,2 % en 20.
Tras 215 eventos bajista de política pasados, Petróleo crudo (WTI) se movió una mediana de +0,1 % en 5 sesiones (51% al alza; mitad central entre -4,4 % y +3,3 %), y +0,2 % 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.
Directly reports Brent's 13% settlement drop on 9 March, driven by UAE signals of support for a larger OPEC+ output increase, which eased supply fears.
UAE backing a bigger OPEC+ output hike triggered Brent's largest one-day drop since April 2020 (-13%) on March 9, a supply-expectation shift that drove much of the 5-day decline.
Brent fell 13.2% on March 9 as the UAE backed a bigger OPEC+ output increase, easing supply fears and driving the largest single-day drop in the window.
The UAE's support for a larger OPEC+ output increase triggered the biggest one-day drop in two years, a supply-expectation shock.