Distillate Inventories Carry Futures Higher

Last night API's set the early tone for todays rice action as preliminary numbers showed large draws in distillates.  Those numbers were confirmed this morning with the EIA releasing a staggering 4.8mbl draw in distillates vs expectations of a mere 700k.  Gasoline was down slightly at 345k and Crude showed a slight build at 375k bls.  On the surface it appears distillate demand is on the rise, not only in the US, but also from an export position.  Soon after the data released, pits jumped almost .04, and stayed in that range for most of the afternoon.  Supporting the bullish price action was FED meeting minutes which appear to confirm last weeks chatter that we will start to see some significant unwinding of the Bond buying program in the months to come, as well as a positive retail report for October.  The hope is that a positive October doesn't turn into a lackluster November and December which is often the case in the retail world.  News hit mid afternoon of US-Iranian talks ended almost as quickly as it started, one report said the talks lasted less than 10 minutes with few words spoken.  Even with the draw in distillates, the market appears to be well supplied as Crude actual lost .01 to close out at $93.33, RBOB added .0235 to $2.6630 and HO led the gainers settling up .0487 to $2.9545.  Again, well within its comfort zone.

RBOB Close
                      CLOSE     CHANGE            
DEC   2.6630         +.0235
JAN   2.6458         +.0259
FEB    2.6483        +.0257
MAR    2.6609         +.0253
APR    2.8241         +.0239
           MAY   2.8209         +.0227         
HEAT Close
      CLOSE            CHANGE
DEC   2.9545    +.0487
JAN   2.9528     +.0464
     FEB    2.9503     +.0431   
 MAR   2.9449     +.0397
APR   2.9355    +.0361
 MAY   2.9267    +.0327
 

 

 

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