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Crude drops to $63.91/bbl
Published on Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 08:30   |  Updated at Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 09:11  |  Source : CNBC-TV18

Oil prices dropped more than USD 3 a barrel as concerns about a global economic downturn reducing fuel demand took the cheer out of an OPEC agreement to cut output by USD 1.5 million barrels a day.

 


In after hours access trading, Nymex crude is at USD 63.91 per dollar

 

Here is a transcript of Manisha Gupta's comments on CNBC-TV18. Also watch the accompanying video. Manisha Gupta is Commodities Editor, CNBC-TV18.

 

Markets were already estimating a higher output cut and only then, they would have reacted. We would have seen a cut between 2-3 million barrel per daily basis and that is, when you would have seen some support into prices. But we have seen 11% of decline in crude prices in the last week; markets are really watching and waiting for OPEC to do some more action. Only then would you see some support.

 

At this point, the maximum action is seen at USD 50 per barrel. That is where most people are buying that option and a 142% increase in that contract activity was seen on Friday. The recession fears are still there, the demand is on the lower side: USD 64-65 per barrel range at this point is where you are looking at trades. But we saw a low of USD 62.45 per barrel on Friday. A very near-term range is seen between USD 58 per barrel on the lower side to USD 68 per barrel on the higher side.

 

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