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BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Advances for First Session in Three
Bunker fuel prices rallied at most ports on Thursday, with global average VLSFO prices rising for the first in three consecutive sessions.
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of prices across 20 leading bunkering ports rose by $3.50/mt to $642.50/mt on Thursday, having dropped to the lowest level since January 23 the previous day. The G20-HSFO Index advanced by $2.50/mt to $536/mt, while the G20-MGO Index jumped by $3/mt to $824.50/mt.
ICE Brent crude futures rose by $0.30/bl to $83.88/bl on Thursday.
VLSFO prices at the top ports followed a positive trend. At Singapore prices rose by $9/mt to $630/mt, at Rotterdam they jumped by $2.50/mt to $569/mt, at Fujairah they advanced by $11/mt to $632/mt, and at Houston they climbed by $1/mt to $590.50/mt.
On Friday morning Brent futures were trading up by $0.57/bl from the previous session's close at $84.45/bl as of 6:47 AM in London. In metric tonne terms that would be equivalent to a $4.29/mt rise in bunker prices.