中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯10月18日消息,油价周三收盘大幅下跌,因美国石油库存再次大幅上升,且股市震荡,引发有关全球石油需求可能开始下滑的担忧。
纽约商交所十一月份交割的轻质低硫原油期货结算价下跌3%,至69.75美元/桶,结束连续三个交易日的上涨走势。全球基准布伦特原油期货结算价下跌1.7%,至80.05美元/桶。
周三导致原油期货下跌的关键因素是能源情报署(EIA)公布的周度原油报告表现悲观。
除了该数据以外,分析师指出油价和股市的联系更加紧密,这显示投资者可能更趋避石油和其他大宗商品等风险资产。
张春晓 摘译自 道琼斯
原文如下:
DJ Oil Tumbles on Jump in Inventories
Oil prices dropped sharply Wednesday as another large increase in U.S. oil inventories and volatility on Wall Street sparked concerns that global demand for oil is starting to retreat.
Light, sweet crude for November delivery fell 3% to end at $69.75 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as it snapped a three-session winning streak. Brent crude, the global benchmark, dropped 1.7% to $80.05 a barrel.
The key factor to oil's drop Wednesday was a bearish weekly report released by the government's Energy Information Administration in Washington.
Beyond the data, however, analysts are noting a stronger link between oil prices and stock markets, a sign that investors may be turning more averse to riskier assets such as oil and other commodities.