ISO Propanol Weekly Report 13 Oct 2018

Weekly Price Trend: 08-10-2018 to 12-10-2018

• The above given graph focuses on the IPA price trend for this week.
• As per the above graph, it has been inferred that the prices of ISO Propanol have remained firm for the week and at the end of this week prices were assessed at the level of Rs.83/Kg for Kandla port.

Booking Scenario

INDIA & INTERNATIONAL

• Domestic prices of ISO Propanol have remianed firm this week and were assessed at the level of Rs. 83/Kg.
• This week international prices of ISO Propanol have remained same in compared to the previous week.
• Last week there was strong rally for crude prices and was expected to cross the mark of USD 100/bbl very soon. But this week scenario was totally different. Brent crossed the mark of $86 on Tuesday , lowered in last two days on back of investors sell off in the trading.
• The main story driving the oil market remains the loss of Iranian crude exports ahead of the full renewal of U.S. sanctions on Nov. 4. That deadline is still frightening large over the market and could help push oil prices back up.
• All the major nations unanimously agree that with Iran sanctions, a large chunk of oil will be removed from the market. How strong its impact is beyond everybody’s imaginations.
• Emerging markets like India are really struggling with higher oil prices coupled with continuous currency depreciation.
• Indian Rupee has depreciated more than by 15% year-to-date. Higher crude oil prices, demand from defense and oil marketing firms have contributed to the latest bout of weakness. Rupee was overvalued on trade weighted real effective exchange rate.

 $1 = Rs. 73.54
 Import Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 74.60
 Export Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 72.90