Phthalic Anhydride Weekly Report 22 April 2017

Weekly Price Trend: 17-04-2017 to 21-04-2017

• The above given graph focuses on the Phthalic Anhydride price trend for current week.
• Domestic prices were assessed in the range of 82/Kg for Ahmedabad and Mumbai port. This week there has significant fall 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 82-80/Kg for Ahmedabad and Mumbai port. This week there has been slight decline in the domestic values.
• Phthalic Anhydride prices were assessed 83.5-80.5/Kg for Ahmedabad and Mumbai port respectively. CFR India Phthalic Anhydride prices were assessed at the level of USD 1040-1060/MT.
• This week oil prices followed mixed trend. On Wednesday oil slumped after U.S. data showed a smaller-than-expected drop in overall crude stocks and a surprising build in gasoline inventories, which raised worries about excessively high global supply.
• According to reports, the surprise builds in gasoline, along with an increase in U.S. production and imports from OPEC nations, pressured prices. With just weeks to go before OPEC and other producers have to sign off on a new deal to hold down production. OPEC technical staff this month is expected to make a recommendation on whether to extend the cuts, and OPEC's monitoring committee meets the day before OPEC's May 25 meeting.
• Market players have said that to prevent a further ballooning in supplies, some OPEC producers including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are lobbying to extend the pledge to cut production beyond June.
• On Thursday, closing crude values have remained mixed.WTI on NYME closed at $50.27/bbl, prices have decreased by $0.17/bbl in compared to last closing prices. While Brent on Inter Continental Exchange increased by $0.06/bbl in compared to last trading and was assessed around $52.99/bbl.

$1 = Rs. 64.61
Import Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 65.55
Export Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 63.85