EUAs/UKAs Dec25 are edging down, weighed by a weaker EUAs auction result, as buying momentum eases with the surrender deadline approaching. EUAs Dec25 have declined nearly 3% since hitting a seven-month high on 18 September, bringing month-to-date gains to 3.7%. Using the highest-performing September in the past five years as a benchmark, which saw month-on-month gains of 1.6% in 2021, a potential downside risk remains for the rest of the month.
- EUA DEC 25 down 0.43% at 75.69 EUR/t CO2e
- UKA DEC 25 down 1.34% at 56.08 GBP/t CO2e
- TTF Gas OCT 25 up 2% at 32.555 EUR/MWh
- NBP Gas OCT 25 up 2.3% at 81.35 GBp/therm
- Estoxx 50 down 0.3% at 5447.06
- The latest EU ETS CAP3 auction cleared at €75.56/ton CO2e, down 0.05% compared with the previous EU auction at €75.6/ton CO2e according to EEX.
- EUA Auction Calendar Week Ahead (Calendar Week 40) - A total of 20.2mn EUAs will be auctioned next week, with 5 auction sessions will be held. The latest EU ETS auction cleared at €75.56/ton CO2e, down -2.15% w/w, falling below the 10-day average for the first time since 20 Aug, indicating a downward pressure as buying momentum eases with the surrender deadline approaching.
- Bullish conditions in ICE EUA futures remain intact and the latest pullback appears corrective. A fresh cycle high last week confirmed a resumption of the uptrend and an extension of the bullish price sequence of higher highs and higher lows. Moving average studies are in a bull-mode position highlighting a dominant uptrend. Scope is seen for a move towards €78.73, a Fibonacci retracement. Key support to watch lies at €68.71, the May 30 low.
- TTF front month is higher but remains within its recent range amid cool weather and recovering Norwegian pipeline supplies
- Renewables intermittency and increased power hedging ahead of the upcoming winter, alongside rising participation in EU ETS, could provide support to EUAs prices, according to BNEF.
- During the UN Climate Summit yesterday, the EU announced the bloc’s “statement of intent” for its 2035 NDC target, pledging to set a reduction target of 66–72% versus 1990 levels, and promising to formally submit it before COP30 in November. The announcement was no surprise, as the statement had already been agreed among member states on 19 September.