Phthalic Anhydride Weekly Report 8 April 2017

Weekly Price Trend: 03-04-2017 to 07-04-2017

• The above given graph focuses on the Phthalic Anhydride price trend for current week.
• Domestic prices were assessed in the range of 82.5-80.5/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 83.5-80.5/Kg for Ahmedabad and Mumbai port. This week there has been no change 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.

• In the beginning of this week oil prices remained weak but as the days passed prices gained the momentum. On Tuesday prices declined slightly but again as the week preceded prices remained upright. This rise was on back bullish market sentiments. Although oil prices have increased but market players remained vigilant about record-high U.S. crude inventories.
• On Friday U.S. crude futures jumped more in compare to Asia as President Trump ordered the first direct American military action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
• Presently traders have been watching U.S. gasoline inventories as an indicator of what may happen with crude supplies.
• As per market analysts, the dollar has come under some pressure of late and this pushes up oil as well as the U.S. dollar value for offshore earnings. Traders believe that oil is likely to remain in its recent wide range. OPEC Secretary said that that the oil market is already rebalancing and global oil inventories are starting to come down after three months of output cuts by OPEC and their 11-non-OPEC partners. While rising U.S. crude production has some OPEC members calling for an extension of the cuts through December.
• On Thursday, closing crude values have increased.WTI on NYME closed at $51.70/bbl, prices have increased by $0.55/bbl in compared to last closing prices. While Brent on Inter Continental Exchange increased by $0.53/bbl in compared to last trading and was assessed around $54.89/bbl.

$1 = Rs. 64.28
Import Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 64.90
Export Custom Ex. Rate USD/ INR: 64.20