Butyl Acetate Weekly Report 14 April 2018

Weekly Price Trend: 09-04-2018 to 13-04-2018

• The above graph focuses on the weekly price trend of Butyl Acetate for the current week.
• Compares to previous week Butyl Acetate prices remained firm for this week.
• Butyl Acetate prices were assessed at the level of Rs.82.5/Kg for Kandla and Rs.82/Kg for Mumbai ports of India. Prices.

Booking Scenario

The above chart shows the international prices of Butyl Acetate and its comparison from the previous prices. These booking prices for CIF India are for 0% duty.
INDIA & INTERNATIONAL

• Butyl Acetate prices remained firm for this week in domestic market. Prices were assessed at the level of Rs.82-82.5/Kg for bulk quantity.
• CIF India prices were assessed in the range of USD 1090-1110, reduced by USD 30/MT in compare to last week’s closing values.
• Oil prices have escalated through the week but on Thursday prices have remained mixed.
• On Thursday, closing crude values have mixed. WTI on NYME closed at $67.07/bbl; prices have increased by $0.25/bbl in compared to last closing prices. While Brent on Inter Continental Exchange decreased by $0.40/bbl in compared to last trading and was assessed around $72.02/bbl.
• Oil markets remained tense on Thursday on concerns over a military escalation in Syria, although prices were some way off Wednesday's late-2014 highs as bulging U.S. supplies weighed. A trade dispute between the United States and China also kept markets on edge.
• Crude oil prices settled at three-year highs amid ongoing expectations that geopolitical tensions in the Middle East could add a possible ‘fear premium’ to oil, while continued OPEC cuts supported sentiment.
• If the U.S. does indeed launch missiles at Syria, this would heighten risk and likely at once push crude oil higher and depress equities further.

$1 = Rs. 65.20
Import Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 65.90
Export Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 64.20