
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.
Après 210 événements politique baissier passés, Pétrole brut (Brent) a varié en médiane de -0,9 % sur 5 séances (48 % de hausses ; moitié centrale de -3,8 % à +3,2 %), et de +0,2 % sur 20.
Après 215 événements politique baissier passés, Pétrole brut (WTI) a varié en médiane de +0,1 % sur 5 séances (51 % de hausses ; moitié centrale de -4,4 % à +3,3 %), et de +0,2 % sur 20.
Variations du benchmark de chaque matière depuis la dernière clôture avant l'événement. Les lectures historiques regroupent les événements passés de même nature ; elles décrivent ce qui s'est passé, pas ce qui arrivera. Ceci n'est pas un conseil en investissement.
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.