
Oil futures fell 3.4% to $51.68 a barrel, the lowest close since January, after an unexpected 6.8 million barrel rise in US commercial crude stocks. Crude imports rose by more than 1 million barrels per day, and analysts had expected a drawdown.
Brent also fell to its lowest level since mid-January.
A large inventory build points to weaker energy demand and pressures fuel-linked costs, including biofuel and freight economics. Lower crude can also reduce demand for soybean oil as a biofuel feedstock.
在过去 171 次看跌的报告事件之后,原油(WTI) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 -1.5%(37% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -4.8% 至 +1.9%),20 个交易日内为 -0.9%。
在过去 129 次看跌的报告事件之后,原油(Brent) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 -1.3%(45% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -3.9% 至 +2.5%),20 个交易日内为 +0.4%。
各商品基准价相对事件前最后收盘价的变动。历史数据汇总同类过往事件;仅描述已发生的情况,不代表未来走势。不构成投资建议。