Commodities

Commodities Complex Broadly Lower On Stronger Dollar

The EIA showed a higher than expected draw in oil inventories but crude settled lower on concerns that higher prices might lead to demand destruction in the summer travel season

Published ET

Rhodium prices falling after a vertical rise | Source: Refinitiv

Rhodium prices falling after a vertical rise | Source: Refinitiv


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HEADLINES & MACRO

  • United States, Stock Levels, EIA, Total Crude Oil excluding SPR, Absolute change, Volume for W 28 May (EIA, United States) at -5.08, below consensus estimate of -2.44
  • United States, Stock Levels, EIA, Total Distillate, Absolute change, Volume for W 28 May (EIA, United States) at 3.72, above consensus estimate of -1.48
  • United States, Stock Levels, EIA, Gasoline, Absolute change, Volume for W 28 May (EIA, United States) at 1.50, above consensus estimate of -1.48
  • United States, Stock Levels, EIA, Natural Gas in Underground Storage, Lower 48 States, Absolute change, Volume for W 28 May (EIA, United States) at 98.00, above consensus estimate of 95.00
  • United States, Production, EIA, Refinery Capacity Utilization, Absolute change, Volume for W 28 May (EIA, United States) at 1.70, above consensus estimate of 0.80

NOTABLE GAINERS

  • DCE RBD Palm Oil up 4.4% (YTD: 27.0%)
  • DCE Iron Ore up 3.8% (YTD: 18.6%)
  • CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index up 3.4% (YTD: -10.4%)
  • Pork Primal Cutout Butt up 3.2% (YTD: 135.9%)
  • Freightos Baltic China/East Asia To Mediterranean 40 Container Index up 2.4% (YTD: 83.7%)
  • Bursa Malaysia Crude Palm Oil up 2.3% (YTD: 9.5%)
  • SHFE Hot Rolled Coil up 1.5% (YTD: 23.4%)
  • Commodities Exchange Center Iron Ore 62% Fe CFR China (TSI) up 1.5% (YTD: 33.5%)
  • SGX Iron Ore 62% China CFR Swap Monthly up 1.3% (YTD: 33.2%)
  • Freightos Baltic Mediterranean To China/East Asia 40 Container Index up 1.0% (YTD: 10.8%)

NOTABLE LOSERS

  • Zhengzhou Exchange Thermal Coal down -7.4% (YTD: -5.5%)
  • Johnson Matthey Rhodium New York 0930 down -5.1% (YTD: 37.8%)
  • Silver/US Dollar 1 Month ATM Option down -4.3% (YTD: -31.0%)
  • COMEX Copper down -2.8% (YTD: 27.2%)
  • Platinum spot down -2.8% (YTD: 8.3%)
  • Silver spot down -2.6% (YTD: 4.0%)
  • Gold/US Dollar 1 Month ATM Option down -2.4% (YTD: -20.3%)
  • ICE Europe EUA Yearly down -2.3% (YTD: 53.5%)
  • EEX European-Carbon- Secondary Trading down -2.2% (YTD: 56.5%)
  • Gold spot down -2.0% (YTD: -1.4%)
  • NYMEX Henry Hub Natural Gas down -1.1% (YTD: 19.8%)
Sources: ϕpost, FactSet dataSources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

ENERGY

  • WTI crude front month currently at US$ 68.42 per barrel, unchanged (YTD: +41.8%); 6-month term structure in tightening backwardation
  • Brent crude front month currently at US$ 70.84 per barrel, down -0.1% on the day (YTD: +37.7%); 6-month term structure in widening backwardation
  • Brent volatility at 27.2, up 1.2% on the day (12-month range: 24.7 - 58.9)
  • Newcastle Coal (ICE Europe) currently at US$ 119.00 per tonne, down -0.8% on the day (YTD: +47.8%)
  • Natural Gas (Henry Hub) currently at US$ 3.07 per MMBtu, down -1.1% on the day (YTD: +19.8%)
  • Gasoline (NYMEX) currently at US$ 2.19 per gallon, up 0.4% on the day (YTD: +56.3%); 6-month term structure in tightening backwardation
  • Low Sulphur Gasoil (ICE Europe) currently at US$ 576.75 per tonne, down -0.3% on the day (YTD: +37.0%)
Sources: ϕpost, FactSet dataSources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

BASE METALS

  • Copper (COMEX) currently at US$ 4.47 per pound, down -2.8% on the day (YTD: +27.2%)
  • Iron Ore (Dalian Commodity Exchange) currently at CNY 1,279.50 per tonne, up 3.8% on the day (YTD: +18.6%)
  • Aluminium (Shanghai) currently at CNY 18,260 per tonne, down -0.6% on the day (YTD: +18.2%)
  • Nickel (Shanghai) currently at CNY 130,270 per tonne, up 0.5% on the day (YTD: +7.8%)
  • Lead (Shanghai) currently at CNY 15,020 per tonne, down -0.2% on the day (YTD: +4.0%)
  • Rebar (Shanghai) currently at CNY 4,860 per tonne, up 0.4% on the day (YTD: +14.9%)
  • Tin (Shanghai) currently at CNY 203,390 per tonne, down -0.8% on the day (YTD: +36.6%)
  • Zinc (Shanghai) currently at CNY 22,395 per tonne, down -0.4% on the day (YTD: +9.9%)
  • Refined Cobalt (Shanghai) spot price currently at CNY 346,500 per tonne, unchanged (YTD: +26.5%)
  • Lithium (Shanghai) spot price currently at CNY 620,000 per tonne, unchanged (YTD: +27.8%)
Sources: ϕpost, FactSet dataSources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

PRECIOUS METALS

  • Gold spot currently at US$ 1,860.71 per troy ounce, down -2.0% on the day (YTD: -1.4%)
  • Gold 1-Month ATM implied volatility currently at 12.38, down -2.4% on the day (YTD: -20.3%)
  • Silver spot currently at US$ 27.27 per troy ounce, down -2.6% on the day (YTD: +4.0%)
  • Silver 1-Month ATM implied volatility currently at 28.31, down -4.3% on the day (YTD: -31.0%)
  • Palladium spot currently at US$ 2,832.73 per troy ounce, down -0.6% on the day (YTD: +16.1%)
  • Platinum spot currently at US$ 1,148.48 per troy ounce, down -2.8% on the day (YTD: +8.3%)
  • Rhodium (Johnson Matthey, New York 09:30) currently at US$ 23,500 per troy ounce, down -5.1% on the day (YTD: +37.8%)
  • Iridium (Johnson Matthey, New York 09:30) currently at US$ 6,300 per troy ounce, unchanged (YTD: +142.3%)
Sources: ϕpost, FactSet dataSources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

AGRO

  • Live Cattle (CME) currently at US$ 116.78 cents per pound, down 0.3% on the day (YTD: +3.4%)
  • Lean Hogs (CME) currently at US$ 119.38 cents per pound, up 1.0% on the day (YTD: +69.9%)
  • Rough Rice (CBOT) currently at US$ 13.30 cents per hundredweight, down -0.1% on the day (YTD: +7.2%)
  • Soybeans Composite (CBOT) currently at US$ 1,555.00 cents per bushel, down -0.8% on the day (YTD: +17.8%)
  • Corn (CBOT) currently at US$ 665.50 cents per bushel, down -1.9% on the day (YTD: +36.8%)
  • Wheat Composite (CBOT) currently at US$ 678.25 cents per bushel, down -1.6% on the day (YTD: +5.6%)
  • Sugar No.11 (ICE US) currently at US$ 17.43 cents per pound, down -1.4% on the day (YTD: +12.5%)
  • Cotton No.2 (ICE US) currently at US$ 84.10 cents per pound, up 0.5% on the day (YTD: +7.8%)
  • Cocoa (ICE US) currently at US$ 2,415 per tonne, down -0.5% on the day (YTD: -7.2%)
  • Coffee Arabica (Colombia Excelso) currently at EUR 3,877 per tonne, up 0.8% on the day (YTD: +22.5%)
  • Random Length Lumber (CME) currently at US$ 1,326.20 per 1,000 board feet, down -0.3% on the day (YTD: +51.9%)
  • TSR 20 Rubber (Shanghai) currently at CNY 10,525 per tonne, up 0.8% on the day (YTD: +4.9%)
  • Soybean Oil Composite (CBOT) currently at US$ 69.20 cents per pound, down -2.2% on the day (YTD: +58.9%)
  • Crude Palm Oil (Bursa Malaysia) currently at MYR 4,215 per tonne, up 2.3% on the day (YTD: +9.5%)
Sources: ϕpost, FactSet dataSources: ϕpost, FactSet data

SHIPPING

  • Baltic Dry Index (Baltic Exchange) currently at 2,472, down -2.3% on the day (YTD: +81.0%)
  • Freightos China To North America West Coast Container Index currently at 5,611, up 0.6% on the day (YTD: +33.6%)
  • Freightos North America West Coast To China Container Index currently at 1,014, unchanged (YTD: +95.9%)
  • Freightos North America East Coast To Europe Container Index currently at 645, unchanged (YTD: +77.6%)
  • Freightos Europe To North America East Coast Container Index currently at 4,366, unchanged (YTD: +133.6%)
  • Freightos China To North Europe Container Index currently at 10,681, up 0.5% on the day (YTD: +88.6%)
  • Freightos North Europe To China Container Index currently at 1,739, unchanged (YTD: +26.4%)
  • Freightos Europe To South America West Coast Container Index currently at 3,099, unchanged (YTD: +83.2%)
Sources: ϕpost, FactSet dataSources: ϕpost, FactSet data

CARBON EMISSION ALLOWANCES (CO2)

  • EUA futures front month (European Energy Exchange) currently at EUR 50.24 per tonne, down -2.3% on the day (YTD: +53.5%)

Source: Refinitiv data