OIL PRODUCTS: Singapore Light Distillate Stocks Fell but Fuel Oil Rose Last Week

Aug-28 09:17

Singapore total oil inventories fell by 346kbbl to 47.54mbbl in the week to Aug. 27 with a rise in fuel oil stocks offset by a decline in both middle and light distillates, according to Enterprise data cited by Bloomberg.

  • Fuel oil stocks rose by 1,689kbbl on the week to 24.724mbbl to partially recover the decline seen the previous week.
  • Middle distillate stocks fell by 366kbbl on the week to 9.331mbbl.
  • Light distillates fell by 1,669kbbl on the week to 13.485mbbl after rising to the highest since April last week.

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ITALY T-BILL AUCTION RESULTS: 6-Month BOT

Jul-29 09:11
Type6-month BOT
MaturityJan 30, 2026
AmountE6.5bln
TargetE6.5bln
PreviousE1.5bln
Avg yield1.993%
Previous1.950%
Bid-to-cover1.48x
Previous1.64x

GILT AUCTION RESULTS: Another strong 3-year gilt auction

Jul-29 09:07
  • Another strong 3-year gilt auction for the 4.375% Mar-28 gilt.
  • The tail of 0.2bp was a little wider than the previous auction's 0.1bp but still very tight while the lowest accepted price (LAP) of 101.057 is higher than any other time of the day (excluding the first 10 minutes of trading).
  • The price of the 4.375% Mar-28 gilt is still trading below that of the LAP at the time of writing but is moving higher. Gilt futures have shown little movement despite the strong result.

GILT AUCTION RESULTS: 4.375% Mar-28 Gilt

Jul-29 09:03
 4.375% Mar-28 GiltPrevious
AmountGBP5.00blnGBP5.00bln
Avg yield3.941%3.847%
Bid-to-cover3.71x3.46x
Tail0.2bp0.1bp
Avg price101.062101.327
Low price101.057101.324
Pre-auction mid101.039101.311
Previous date 02-Jul-25