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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>Asia’s Group II heavy-grade base oils price-premium to gasoil holds steady at lower level, close to levels in Q4 2024.</li><li>Lower heavy-grade base oils margins and falling regional cargo price point to weaker supply-demand fundamentals.</li><li>Even at lower level, price-premium remains at level that incentivizes refiners to maintain steady output of the product.</li></ul>

Asia’s Group II heavy-grade base oils price-premium to gasoil holds steady at lower level, close to levels in Q4 2024.Lower heavy-grade base oils margins and falling regional cargo price point to weaker supply-demand fundamentals.Even at lower level, price-premium remains at level that incentivizes refiners to maintain steady output of the product.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 4 August

<ul><li>Global base oils prices mostly fall relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices, with export values under more pressure.</li><li>Even at lower levels, price-differentials mostly hold at levels that sustain incentive for refiners to maintain output of most base oils grades.</li><li>FOB Asia base oils cargo prices hold steady versus Singapore gasoil.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices mostly fall relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices, with export values under more pressure.Even at lower levels, price-differentials mostly hold at levels that sustain incentive for refiners to maintain output of most base oils grades.FOB Asia base oils cargo prices hold steady versus Singapore gasoil.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 4 August

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Aug 1st. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Intouch, Bumrungrad Hospital, VGI, SCB X, Home Product Center, Bumrungrad Hospital, Home Product Center, Vgi, Scb X.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Aug 1st. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.1bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Intouch, Bumrungrad Hospital, VGI, SCB X, Home Product Center, Bumrungrad Hospital, Home Product Center, Vgi, Scb X.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Aug 1st): Intouch, Bumrungrad Hospital, VGI, SCB X

<ul><li>Asia’s heavy-grade base oils prices hold at elevated levels vs Singapore gasoil, even if lower than in Q2 2025.</li><li>Firm heavy-grade margins sustain incentive for refiners to maintain output, even amid signs of pick-up in surplus supplies.</li><li>Asia’s Group II heavy-grade prices hold at levels that keep open arbitrage from US and keep shut arbitrage to Americas.</li></ul>

Asia’s heavy-grade base oils prices hold at elevated levels vs Singapore gasoil, even if lower than in Q2 2025.Firm heavy-grade margins sustain incentive for refiners to maintain output, even amid signs of pick-up in surplus supplies.Asia’s Group II heavy-grade prices hold at levels that keep open arbitrage from US and keep shut arbitrage to Americas.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 28 July

<ul><li>India’s imported Group I heavy neutrals base oils cargo price strengthens relative to FOB Asia and Europe prices in July 2025.</li><li>India’s rising price-differential for Group I SN 500 follows drop in availability of the supplies from Iran especially in recent months.</li><li>India’s imports of Group I heavy neutrals fall to eighteen-month low in June 2025, mostly because of drop in supplies from Middle East.</li></ul>

India’s imported Group I heavy neutrals base oils cargo price strengthens relative to FOB Asia and Europe prices in July 2025.India’s rising price-differential for Group I SN 500 follows drop in availability of the supplies from Iran especially in recent months.India’s imports of Group I heavy neutrals fall to eighteen-month low in June 2025, mostly because of drop in supplies from Middle East.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 28 July

Thailand

IRPC PCL produces a variety of petrochemical products including polypropylene, high density polyethylene and expandable polystyrene primarily used in packaging materials. Through its subsidiaries, the Company produces and distributes gasoline, liquefied petroleumgas (LPG), asphalt, as well as electricity and construction materials.

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IRPC PCL (IRPC TB)

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 4 August

Asia’s Group II heavy-grade base oils price-premium to gasoil holds steady at lower level, close to levels in Q4 2024. Lower heavy-grade base oils...

Base Oil News

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 4 August

Global base oils prices mostly fall relative to feedstock/competing fuel prices, with export values under more pressure. Even at lower levels,...

Base Oil News

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Aug 1st): Intouch, Bumrungrad Hospital, VGI, SCB X

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Intouch (INTUCH TB), Bumrungrad Hospital (BH TB),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 28 July

Asia’s heavy-grade base oils prices hold at elevated levels vs Singapore gasoil, even if lower than in Q2 2025. Firm heavy-grade margins sustain...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 28 July

India’s imported Group I heavy neutrals base oils cargo price strengthens relative to FOB Asia and Europe prices in July 2025. India’s rising...

Base Oil News

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