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2024-12-03MABUX: Global bunker indices to retreat on Dec.03.
MABUX World Bunker Index (as index calculated based on current prices for 380 HSFO, VLSFO and MGO), continued irregular changes with no clear trend on Dec. 02:
380 HSFO - USD/MT - 516.62 (+1.12)
VLSFO - USD/MT – 590.88 (-1.38)
MGO - USD/MT – 756.57 (-2.67)
As of Dec. 03, the MABUX Market Differential Index (MDI), which monitors the correlation between market bunker prices (MBP) and the MABUX digital bunker price benchmark (DBP), indicated the following trends across key ports: Rotterdam, Singapore, Fujairah, and Houston:
• HSFO segment: Houston shifted to the overprice zone, becoming the only overpriced port in this segment. The overprice premium rose by $3. The other three ports were underpriced with the margin decreasing by $6 in Rotterdam, $2 in Singapore, and $2 in Fujairah. The MDI index in Houston hovered close to a 100-percent correlation mark between the market price and the MABUX digital benchmark.
• VLSFO segment: All four ports were underpriced, with the underpricing margins widening by $2 in Rotterdam but narrowing by $4 in both Singapore and Houston. The MDI index in Fujairah remained unchanged and staying close to a 100-percent correlation mark between the market price and the MABUX digital benchmark.
• MGO LS segment: All four ports were in the underprice zone. The underprice gap increased significantly in Rotterdam (+$20), Singapore (+$16), and Fujairah (+$11), while decreasing slightly in Houston (+$3). Rotterdam’s and Singapore's MDI indexes surpassed the $100 mark, while Houston approached a 100-percent correlation mark between the market price and the MABUX digital benchmark.
We expect Global bunker market to show a slight downward trend on Dec.03: 380 HSFO – minus 1-4 USD/MT, VLSFO – minus 1-4 USD/MT, MGO LS – minus 3-6 USD/MT.
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