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BUNKER PRICES: G20-VLSFO Index Jumps to Two-Week High
Bunker prices mostly advanced at ports around the world on Wednesday, with global average VLSFO prices climbing to the highest level in almost two weeks.
Ship & Bunker's G20-VLSFO Index of prices across 20 leading bunkering ports rose by $2.50/mt to $533.50/mt on Wednesday, reaching its highest level since May 22.
The G20-HSFO Index jumped by $1.50/mt to $463.50/mt, while the G20-MGO Index fell by $1/mt to $709/mt.
ICE Brent crude futures slipped by $0.77/bl to $64.86/bl on Wednesday.
VLSFO prices at the top four ports mostly followed a positive trend. At Singapore prices rose by $5.50/mt to $511.50/mt, at Rotterdam they advanced by $1/mt to $475.50/mt, at Fujairah they jumped by $5.50/mt to $501.50/mt, and at Houston they were little changed at $474.50/mt.
On Thursday morning Brent crude futures were trading down by $0.10/bl from the previous session's close at $64.76/bl as of 6:41 AM in London. In metric tonne terms that would be equivalent to a $0.75/mt fall in bunker prices.