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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand could turn more cautious amid signs of healthy availability and unusual change in trade flows.</li><li>Limited build-up of surplus supplies so far in Q3 2025 had eased concern about price-volatility, supporting steadier demand.</li><li>Buyers could instead limit their procurement plans amid unusual surge in Singapore’s base oils exports to southeast Asia in recent weeks.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could turn more cautious amid signs of healthy availability and unusual change in trade flows.Limited build-up of surplus supplies so far in Q3 2025 had eased concern about price-volatility, supporting steadier demand.Buyers could instead limit their procurement plans amid unusual surge in Singapore’s base oils exports to southeast Asia in recent weeks.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 22 September

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 latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Sep 12th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Alibaba, China Pacific Insurance, Tencent, Bidu, Akeso, Shandong Gold Mining.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Sep 12th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Alibaba, China Pacific Insurance, Tencent, Bidu, Akeso, Shandong Gold Mining.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Alibaba, China Pacific Insurance, Tencent, Bidu, Akeso

<ul><li>Global base oils prices mostly hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Firm margins point to strong supply-demand fundamentals, incentivize refiners to maintain or raise output.</li><li>Demand would need to hold firm to absorb steady-to-higher supplies.</li></ul>

Global base oils prices mostly hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices.Firm margins point to strong supply-demand fundamentals, incentivize refiners to maintain or raise output.Demand would need to hold firm to absorb steady-to-higher supplies.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 15 September

<ul><li>UAE’s imported Group I SN 500 price extends rise relative to prices in Europe and Asia in H1 Sept 2025.</li><li>UAE SN 500 price-strength reflects tight availability of Group I heavy neutrals in Middle East market.</li><li>Tight availability contrasts with improving or surplus availability of Group I heavy neutrals in Asia and Europe.</li></ul>

UAE’s imported Group I SN 500 price extends rise relative to prices in Europe and Asia in H1 Sept 2025.UAE SN 500 price-strength reflects tight availability of Group I heavy neutrals in Middle East market.Tight availability contrasts with improving or surplus availability of Group I heavy neutrals in Asia and Europe.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 15 September

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils prices hold firm versus regional gasoil prices.</li><li>Sustained strength of base oils margins suggests supply-demand fundamentals remain balanced to tight.</li><li>Balanced-to-tight fundamentals at end-Q3 would follow signs of smaller-than-usual build-up of surplus supplies in early-Q3.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils prices hold firm versus regional gasoil prices.Sustained strength of base oils margins suggests supply-demand fundamentals remain balanced to tight.Balanced-to-tight fundamentals at end-Q3 would follow signs of smaller-than-usual build-up of surplus supplies in early-Q3.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 15 September

China

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Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 22 September

Asia’s base oils demand could turn more cautious amid signs of healthy availability and unusual change in trade flows. Limited build-up of surplus...

Base Oil News

HK Short Interest Weekly: Alibaba, China Pacific Insurance, Tencent, Bidu, Akeso

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Sep 12th and highlight short interest changes in Alibaba, China Pacific...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 15 September

Global base oils prices mostly hold firm versus feedstock/competing fuel prices. Firm margins point to strong supply-demand fundamentals,...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 15 September

UAE’s imported Group I SN 500 price extends rise relative to prices in Europe and Asia in H1 Sept 2025. UAE SN 500 price-strength reflects tight...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 15 September

Asia’s base oils prices hold firm versus regional gasoil prices. Sustained strength of base oils margins suggests supply-demand fundamentals...

Base Oil News

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