EVENING SNAPSHOT - Americas Markets Summary

30 June 2009 23:09  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICIS news)--Here is Tuesday’s end of day Americas oil and chemical market summary from ICIS pricing.

CRUDE: August WTI: $69.89/bbl, down $1.60; August Brent: $69.30/bbl, down $1.69
The NYMEX WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude contract for August delivery settled down $1.60/bbl on lower consumer confidence figures and a stronger dollar. August Brent was down $1.69 on dismal GDP figures for the UK and mounting concern about the economy. WTI gained a few cents in GLOBEX electronic trading, and was hovering around 50 cents over the day’s settlement.

NATURAL GAS: $3.835/MMBtu, down 10.9 cents
Natural gas futures sank for the second straight day as the energy complex took wholesale losses.

RBOB: $1.8972/gal, down 3.86 cents
Reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending (RBOB) values gained a little strength throughout the day, but still ended in the red on sour economic data and light sweet crude under $70/bbl.

BENZENE: down at $2.85-2.92/gal
Spot benzene in the US Gulf slipped to $2.85-2.92/gal following the settlement of July contracts at the upper end of this range. The lower spot price compares with $2.90-2.95/gal FOB (free on board) on Monday.

ETHYLENE: US ethylene was lower at 24-25 cents/lb, with a July deal rumoured at 24 cents/lb.

PROPYLENE: Refinery-grade propylene (RGP) was steady at 37 cents/lb amid soft demand.

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By: Staff Reporter
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