
Brent crude fell more than 12.5% as the coronavirus spread prompted widening restrictions that threatened the largest annual drop in oil demand on record. Saudi Aramco's CFO said the company was very comfortable with oil at $30 a barrel, and gasoline futures hit their weakest level since at least 2005.
Collapsing fuel demand cuts diesel and energy costs for feed mills and lowers the value of biofuel-linked feedstocks. Lower crude prices are bearish for energy-linked agricultural commodities.
Na 312 eerdere neerwaarts macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Ruwe olie (Brent) zich mediaan -1,7% over 5 sessies (38% hoger; middelste helft -5,4% tot +2,3%), en -1,7% over 20.
Na 565 eerdere neerwaarts macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Ruwe olie (WTI) zich mediaan -1,4% over 5 sessies (41% hoger; middelste helft -5,9% tot +3,0%), en -0,5% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.
Bloomberg report of Brent falling over 12.5% to the lowest since 2016 on collapsing demand from virus restrictions, matching the size and timing of the Mar 16 drop.
Brent fell more than 12.5% on widening virus restrictions threatening record demand decline, with Aramco comfortable with $30 oil signalling no supply restraint.
Brent fell more than 12.5% as the demand collapse and a price-war supply glut hit oil, with the largest annual demand drop on record in prospect.
Describes the demand-collapse rout in oil around March 15-16, with the largest annual demand drop on record feeding the selloff that continued on March 17.