Phthalic Anhydride Weekly Report 01 July 2017

Weekly Price Trend: 26-06-2017 to 30-06-2017

• The above given graph focuses on the Phthalic Anhydride price trend for current week.
• Domestic prices were assessed in the range of 70/Kg for Ahmedabad and Rs.68/Kg for Mumbai port. This week there has been no change in the domestic values.

Booking Scenario

Antidumping Duty Country-wise
Israel-USD 139.76/MT Taiwan-USD150.88/MT Korea-USD91.12/MT.
The above chart shows the international prices of Phthalic Anhydride and its comparison from the previous prices.

INDIA & INTERNATIONAL

• Domestic prices were assessed in the range of 70-68/Kg for Ahmedabad and Mumbai port. This week there has been slight decline in the domestic values.
• CFR India Phthalic Anhydride prices were assessed at the level of USD 1040-1060/MT.
• CFR China prices for PA were last assessed at the levels of USD 910-930/MT.
• Crude oil prices have followed positive inclination as the fall in U.S. production has bolstered markets this week.
• On Thursday, closing crude values have increased.WTI on NYME closed at $44.93/bbl, prices have increased by $0.19bbl in compared to last closing prices. While Brent on Inter Continental Exchange increased by $0.11/bbl in compared to last trading and was assessed around $47.42/bbl.
• After the steep drop in oil prices of recent weeks, market players said that especially hedge funds saw nice buying momentum and lower U.S. crude production was the trigger to act.
• U.S. crude output dropped 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 9.3 million bpd last week, the steepest weekly fall since July 2016.
• As per market players recently market is cyclically bullish within a structurally bearish framework, noting that global inventories were drawing, demand is high, OPEC could still make deeper cuts and U.S. producers could be discouraged by rising costs.
• OPEC delegates have indicated they will not rush to implement further cuts to crude output. However, pressure from investors amid a relentless global supply overhang could prompt the group to consider further steps to support the market at its upcoming meeting in Russia next month.

$1 = Rs. 64.58
Import Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 65.15
Export Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 63.50