
周四,由于市场预期中东和平谈判及俄乌战争谈判有望取得进展,油价承压下跌逾1美元。
Oil prices dropped more than $1 on Thursday as hopes for progress in peace talks over the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine wars pressured the market.
格林尼治标准时间01时41分,布伦特原油期货下跌1.14美元,跌幅1.2%,至每桶91.62美元。美国西得克萨斯中间基原油(WTI)期货下跌1.04美元,跌幅1.2%,至每桶85.49美元。周三,在上一交易日触及两个月低点后,布伦特原油上涨约1.4%,WTI上涨0.6%。
Brent futures lost $1.14, or 1.2%, to $91.62 a barrel by 0141 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell $1.04, or 1.2%, to $85.49. Brent rose about 1.4% and WTI 0.6% on Wednesday after hitting two-month lows the previous day.
日产证券旗下日产证券投资的首席策略师菊川弘之表示:“市场下跌,是因为预期幕后正在努力促成俄罗斯与乌克兰达成停火,而且下周美中峰会之前,伊朗战争不太可能升级。”
"Markets are falling on expectations that behind-the-scenes efforts are underway to secure a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and that it is unlikely the Iran war will escalate ahead of the US-China summit next week," said Hiroyuki Kikukawa, chief strategist of Nissan Securities Investment, a unit of Nissan Securities.
不过,菊川弘之表示:“鉴于霍尔木兹海峡周边存在不确定性,市场不太可能出现大幅下跌。”
"However, given the uncertainty surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, the markets are unlikely to suffer a significant collapse," Kikukawa said.
俄罗斯和乌克兰谈判代表在周三结束的为期两天的阿布扎比和平谈判中同意进行一次重大战俘交换。不过,美国调解人表示,双方在其他主要问题上仍存在分歧,包括领土问题。
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators agreed to a major prisoner exchange at two days of peace talks in Abu Dhabi that ended on Wednesday, although US mediators said differences remained on other major issues, including territory.
乌克兰总统泽连斯基表示,基辅希望今年在解决战争问题上取得切实成果。
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv hoped to achieve concrete results on resolving the war this year.
与此同时,伊朗安全负责人穆赫辛·雷扎伊在电视讲话中表示,伊朗不会允许哪怕一粒浓缩核材料离开该国,如果美国发动新的打击,将会产生后果。
Meanwhile, Iran will not allow even a single particle of enriched nuclear material to leave the country and there will be consequences if US launches new strikes, Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said in televised remarks.
华盛顿方面表示,在与伊朗进行的任何旨在结束这场已持续八个月的战争的初步谈判中,核问题必须成为其中一部分,而美国官员则淡化了进一步军事打击的必要性。
Washington has said nuclear issues must be part of any initial negotiations with Iran aimed at ending the eight-month-old war, while US officials downplayed the need for further military strikes.
欧佩克+原油产量10月跃升,主要受沙特阿拉伯产量大幅增加的拉动,尽管经由霍尔木兹海峡的运输持续受到干扰。
OPEC+ crude oil production jumped in October, led by a sharp increase in output from Saudi Arabia despite continued disruption to shipments through the Hormuz Strait.
市场消息人士援引美国石油协会(API)数据称,美国上周原油库存增加900万桶。美国能源信息署(EIA)的官方数据将于周四公布,因周三美国国庆假期而推迟一天。
US crude stocks rose by 9 million barrels in the latest week, market sources said, citing data from the American Petroleum Institute. Official data from the US Energy Information Administration is due on Thursday, delayed a day due to a US national holiday on Wednesday.