
Brent slides down to $82/bbl
The Apr Brent futures contract eased off from yesterday’s strength and stood at $82.00/bbl as of 10:30 GMT.
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The Apr Brent futures contract eased off from yesterday’s strength and stood at $82.00/bbl as of 10:30 GMT.
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Prompt Brent futures flat price has seen a much stronger afternoon. Prices were supported from $80.74/bbl at 11:40 GMT to $83.14/bbl at 16:45 GMT.
The Apr Brent futures contract breached past the $83/bbl handles at 18:25 GMT on Feb 13 but eased off from this level and was seen hovering around $82.85/bbl as of 10:15 GMT today.
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The Apr Brent futures contract continued to be supported overnight with prices holding above the $82/bbl mark and trading at $82.72/bbl at 10:00 GMT (time of writing). Apr WTI saw a similar upward momentum with prices at $77.66/bbl at 10:00
The Apr Brent futures contract briefly broke through the $82/bbl handles, however, prices have come off slightly to $81.80/bbl as of 17:10 GMT.
Prices have strengthened in the Brent futures, RBOB futures and the ICE LS gasoil futures for the Apr tenor. From a technical perspective, the Apr Brent and RBOB futures are in neutral territory with the RSI around the 60-handles, signalling
Oil prices dipped slightly into Monday, back into $81/bbl handles, after seeing a 6% gain last week having fallen 9% a week previous, with heavy price swings very characteristic of the market at the moment.
Managed by money positions saw a removal in both longs and shorts in the benchmark Brent futures whilst WTI futures recorded a flip to bearish positioning in the week to Feb 06.
The Brent futures flat price for the prompt contract has seen a relatively weak morning. Price action initially found stability in the high $81/bbl-handles, reaching highs of $81.98/bbl at 05:30 GMT.
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The Apr Brent futures contract has seen increased support overnight with prices strengthening above the $79/bbl mark and seen at $79.14/bbl at 10:00 GMT (time of writing). Apr WTI saw a similar upward momentum with prices at $74/bbl at 10:00
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