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Iain Pocock

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<ul><li>Global Group II heavy-grade base oils prices stay at elevated levels relative to feedstock and competing fuel prices.</li><li>Group II heavy-grade prices maintain steep premium to Group I heavy-neutrals prices in Asia and especially in Europe.</li><li>Group II heavy-grade price-strength extends to markets like India, even with recent strength in Group I prices in that market.</li></ul>

Global Group II heavy-grade base oils prices stay at elevated levels relative to feedstock and competing fuel prices.Group II heavy-grade prices maintain steep premium to Group I heavy-neutrals prices in Asia and especially in Europe.Group II heavy-grade price-strength extends to markets like India, even with recent strength in Group I prices in that market.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 30 June

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils prices recover versus gasoil prices as crude oil prices revert to levels in H1 June 2025.</li><li>Recovery in light-grade base oils margins curbs pressure on refiners to adjust output of those supplies.</li><li>Any moves to sustain base oils output at current levels would coincide with completion of most plant-maintenance work in the region.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils prices recover versus gasoil prices as crude oil prices revert to levels in H1 June 2025.Recovery in light-grade base oils margins curbs pressure on refiners to adjust output of those supplies.Any moves to sustain base oils output at current levels would coincide with completion of most plant-maintenance work in the region.

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 30 June

<ul><li>Asia’s base oils demand could ease as lower crude oil prices curb prospect of refiners adjusting output or raising prices.</li><li>Prospect of seasonal slowdown in consumption and rise in surplus supply in coming weeks adds to incentive to hold back and to procure top-up supplies on need-to basis.</li><li>Demand for Group II heavy grades could get support from concern about tighter availability of Group I heavy neutrals because of upcoming plant-maintenance in southeast Asia and uncertainty about stability of flows from Iran.</li></ul>

Asia’s base oils demand could ease as lower crude oil prices curb prospect of refiners adjusting output or raising prices.Prospect of seasonal slowdown in consumption and rise in surplus supply in coming weeks adds to incentive to hold back and to procure top-up supplies on need-to basis.Demand for Group II heavy grades could get support from concern about tighter availability of Group I heavy neutrals because of upcoming plant-maintenance in southeast Asia and uncertainty about stability of flows from Iran.

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 30 June

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 Jun 20th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Baba, Chow Tai Fook, Za Online, Cspc Pharma, BOC, Petrochina.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jun 20th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Baba, Chow Tai Fook, Za Online, Cspc Pharma, BOC, Petrochina.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Baba, Chow Tai Fook, Za Online, Cspc Pharma, BOC, Petrochina

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of June 27th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for CCB, SMIC, Meituan, Guotai Junan Intl, CMB, Tencent, Alibaba, Xiaomi, BOC, Petrochina.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of June 27th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for CCB, SMIC, Meituan, Guotai Junan Intl, CMB, Tencent, Alibaba, Xiaomi, BOC, Petrochina.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jun 27th): CCB, SMIC, Meituan, Guotai Junan Intl, CMB, Tencent, Alibaba

China

PetroChina Company Limited operates as an oil and gas company. The Company offers crude oil and oil products exploration, development, production and marketing. PetroChina also markets petrochemical products and derivative chemicals.

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Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 30 June

Global Group II heavy-grade base oils prices stay at elevated levels relative to feedstock and competing fuel prices. Group II heavy-grade prices...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils supply outlook: Week of 30 June

Asia’s base oils prices recover versus gasoil prices as crude oil prices revert to levels in H1 June 2025. Recovery in light-grade base oils...

Base Oil News

Asia base oils demand outlook: Week of 30 June

Asia’s base oils demand could ease as lower crude oil prices curb prospect of refiners adjusting output or raising prices. Prospect of seasonal...

Base Oil News

HK Short Interest Weekly: Baba, Chow Tai Fook, Za Online, Cspc Pharma, BOC, Petrochina

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jun 20th and highlight short interest changes in Baba, Chow Tai Fook, Za...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jun 27th): CCB, SMIC, Meituan, Guotai Junan Intl, CMB, Tencent, Alibaba

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for CCB, SMIC, Meituan, Guotai Junan Intl, CMB, Tencent,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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