Novosti i prognoe: devizno tržište od 25-04-2018

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 2.2 million barrels from the previous week. At 429.7 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are in the lower half of the average range for this time of year.

Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 0.8 million barrels last week, and are in the upper half of the average range. Both finished gasoline inventories and blending components inventories increased last week.

Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 2.6 million barrels last week and are in the lower half of the average range for this time of year. Propane/propylene inventories decreased by 0.2 million barrels last week, and are in the lower half of the average range. Total commercial petroleum inventories increased by 1.4 million barrels last week.

• Says the European Commission has taken an open position on how to resolve the customs union issue

EUR/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.2353 (1380)

$1.2331 (277)

$1.2296 (217)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.2216

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.2171 (3843)

$1.2132 (2427)

$1.2089 (3074)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options and PUT options with the expiration date May, 4 is 77371 contracts (according to data from April, 24) with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2650 (4233);

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.4104 (913)

$1.4077 (655)

$1.4039 (414)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.3962

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.3897 (1185)

$1.3864 (1747)

$1.3826 (2259)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date May, 4 is 22480 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,4400 (3262);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date May, 4 is 24122 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3850 (2259);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.07 versus 1.10 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 24

* - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange bulletin (CME) is used for the calculation.

** - Open interest takes into account the total number of option contracts that are open at the moment.

• Wants to leave a strong and lasting footprint in Syria

• We have obliterated Isis in Iraq, Syria

• He and Macron talked about not giving Iran open season in the region

• Believes autos rules will be "the heart" of NAFTA deal

• Negotiations are in "very intensive phase", negotiators worked over the weekend and again on monday