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Oil futures in New York fell 2.7% on Wednesday, the biggest drop since May 2. The US Energy Department reported weekly crude inventories at their highest level since July 2017, with gasoline stocks also rising faster than expected.
Refinery utilization fell to its lowest seasonally adjusted level in five years.
A larger-than-expected US inventory build signals weaker near-term crude demand and pressures energy prices. Lower energy prices reduce costs for biofuel and ethanol production, which affects corn and soybean oil demand.
bloomberg.comAlex Nussbaum21 may 2019Tras 171 eventos bajista de informe pasados, Petróleo crudo (WTI) se movió una mediana de -1,5 % en 5 sesiones (37% al alza; mitad central entre -4,8 % y +1,9 %), y -0,9 % en 20.
Tras 129 eventos bajista de informe pasados, Petróleo crudo (Brent) se movió una mediana de -1,3 % en 5 sesiones (45% al alza; mitad central entre -3,9 % y +2,5 %), y +0,4 % 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.
US crude inventories hit their highest since July 2017 and refinery utilization was weak, so futures posted their biggest drop since May 2 (a supply glut and weak demand signal).
