
Oil prices surged more than 12% after China instructed government agencies to start buying cheap crude for its strategic reserves. The purchases came after oil had plunged 66% in the first three months of 2020 amid collapsing demand from the coronavirus.
Dated Brent was assessed at $15.135 a barrel, its lowest level since at least 1999.
Chinese state stockpiling absorbs surplus crude and supports energy prices, which feed through to diesel and freight costs for feed producers. Higher crude also tends to lift biofuel-linked demand for vegetable oils and grains.
過去の強気な政策イベント438件の後、原油(WTI) は5営業日で中央値 +0.9% 動き(61% が上昇。中央50%は -2.2% から +4.6%)、20営業日では +2.0% 動きました。
過去の強気な政策イベント442件の後、原油(ブレント) は5営業日で中央値 +1.4% 動き(60% が上昇。中央50%は -2.0% から +4.9%)、20営業日では +2.1% 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。
China's instruction to buy cheap crude for strategic reserves added demand-side support and rebound momentum from very depressed levels (Dated Brent at lows).
China's strategic reserve buying added demand support and extended the rebound from extremely depressed prices.
China's strategic reserve buying added demand-side support to the rebound from record lows.
China's instruction to buy cheap crude for strategic reserves added demand-side support to the rebound from deeply oversold levels.
China's strategic reserve buying added demand support and rebound from extreme lows (Dated Brent $15), contributing to the bounce.