
Oil prices were little changed in volatile trading as traders weighed Russian comments about a possible meeting with Saudi Arabia. The comments revived hopes for a production freeze.
Prices followed a near 6% surge the previous day on OPEC efforts to limit output ahead of a Vienna meeting.
Ongoing uncertainty about an OPEC freeze keeps crude supported, which affects energy and transport costs for feed buyers. The lack of a clear direction suggests no decisive price change yet.
過去の中立な地政学イベント60件の後、原油(WTI) は5営業日で中央値 -0.9% 動き(43% が上昇。中央50%は -4.7% から +2.3%)、20営業日では -1.9% 動きました。
過去の中立な地政学イベント63件の後、原油(ブレント) は5営業日で中央値 -0.5% 動き(44% が上昇。中央50%は -4.4% から +2.6%)、20営業日では -2.7% 動きました。
イベント直前の終値からの各商品ベンチマークの動き。過去の傾向は同種の過去イベントをまとめたものであり、起きたことを示すもので、今後を示すものではありません。投資助言ではありません。
Although dated a day after the move, the article describes the roughly 6% surge on 2016-11-15 as driven by hopes that OPEC would limit output (supply-side sentiment) ahead of the Vienna meeting, so it explains the move, though it is post-dated and not a same-day catalyst.