Market Close: March 22 UP
Mar 22nd, 2023 by loren
Fueling Strategy: Please fuel as needed Tonight, Thursday keep your tanks topped and make sure you’re full of fuel before 23:00 CST before prices go up 5 cents Friday AM~Be Safe
Fueling Strategy: For Gasoline Users – Please fuel tonight, Thursday prices will go up 5.5 cents at the Speedway’s – Be Safe
NMEX Crude $ 70.90 UP $1.2300
NYMEX ULSD $2.7403 UP $0.0501
NYMEX Gas $2.5932 UP $0.0543
NEWS
Oil rose to settle above $70 a barrel for the first time in a week, bolstered by bullish export data and a lack of surprises from the Federal Reserve.
Exports of crude and refined products surged to a record 12 million barrels a day, the Energy Information Administration said Wednesday, suggesting a rosier demand outlook. Meanwhile, the Fed delivered its second straight 25 basis-point rate hike, matching expectations.
“The knee-jerk reaction in risk assets is to the upside as the market anticipates the end of the tightening cycle is near and cuts could be forthcoming,” said Daniel Ghali, a commodity strategist at TD Securities.
Banking turmoil drove crude to a 15-month low last week as traders’ appetite for risk waned. Famed oil trader Pierre Andurand is among investors who have been caught out by the declines, with losses in March helping drive his hedge fund down 40%. Still, Andurand and others remain bullish on the outlook for crude, in part due to China’s rebound from Covid lockdowns, with some forecasting prices of $140 a barrel by the end of the year.
A shift in positioning also followed last week’s collapse as money managers’ bullish bets on WTI fell to the lowest level since the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest Commodity Futures Trading Commission data. That shift allows “limited friction to upside in crude as positioning was scorched last week,” said Rebecca Babin, senior energy trader at CIBC Private Wealth.
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