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Oil prices fell to their lowest in more than a year on Wednesday after hundreds of new coronavirus cases were reported in Europe and the Middle East. Traders worried that energy demand would decline as the virus spread further.
Fears of a demand slump from the spreading virus put downward pressure on crude, which can lower energy input costs and reduce biofuel margins that support vegetable oil and grain prices.
reuters.comLaila Kearney26 feb 2020Tras 565 eventos bajista de macro pasados, Petróleo crudo (WTI) se movió una mediana de -1,4 % en 5 sesiones (41% al alza; mitad central entre -5,9 % y +3,0 %), y -0,5 % en 20.
Tras 312 eventos bajista de macro pasados, Petróleo crudo (Brent) se movió una mediana de -1,7 % en 5 sesiones (38% al alza; mitad central entre -5,4 % y +2,3 %), y -1,7 % 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.
New virus cases in Europe and the Middle East pushed oil to a more-than-one-year low, raising fears of lower energy demand.
Prices hit a one-year low as new cases emerged in Europe and the Middle East, driving demand concerns.
