
Brent fell to around $62 and WTI settled at $55.59, with WTI touching its lowest level since November. Two Chinese cities were placed under lockdown as the coronavirus killed 17 people and infected nearly 600.
Fears of weaker travel and fuel demand from the outbreak are pushing crude lower, and fuel-linked input costs for feed producers would follow. A drawdown in US crude inventories limited the losses.
Setelah 26 peristiwa penyakit bearish sebelumnya, Minyak Mentah (Brent) bergerak median -6,0% selama 5 sesi (15% lebih tinggi; separuh tengah -13,3% sampai -2,0%), dan -6,8% selama 20 sesi.
Setelah 32 peristiwa penyakit bearish sebelumnya, Minyak Mentah (WTI) bergerak median -5,2% selama 5 sesi (13% lebih tinggi; separuh tengah -15,0% sampai -2,4%), dan -5,7% selama 20 sesi.
Pergerakan benchmark setiap komoditas dari penutupan terakhir sebelum peristiwa. Pembacaan historis menggabungkan peristiwa serupa di masa lalu; itu menggambarkan apa yang terjadi, bukan apa yang akan terjadi. Bukan nasihat investasi.
Brent fell about 3% on Jan 23 as lockdowns and rising virus cases threatened Chinese fuel demand, starting the weekly slide.
WTI fell 3% to $55.59 on Jan 23 on lockdowns threatening Chinese fuel demand, starting the weekly decline.