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Asia Distillates-Jet fuel cash differentials climb to 3-week high

Asia’s cash differentials for jet fuel narrowed their discounts on Tuesday, as the front-month time spread for the aviation fuel slimmed its contango structure.

Cash discounts for jet fuel JET-SIN-DIF were at 6 cents per barrel to Singapore quotes on Tuesday, the smallest discounts in three weeks. They were at a discount of 10 cents per barrel on Monday.

The January/February time spread for jet fuel in Singapore, which has narrowed about 27% in the last week, traded at a discount of 19 cents per barrel on Tuesday, Refinitiv Eikon data showed.

Air passenger traffic in the region has slightly improved over the past two months, primarily led by domestic flights in the region, while air freight demand has strengthened in recent weeks with e-commerce deliveries soaring during the holiday season.

The rollouts of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to boost more international flights in 2021, although it would likely take years for the aviation sector to return to pre-pandemic levels, analysts said.

Refining margins, or cracks, for jet fuel climbed 19 cents to $4.90 per barrel over Dubai crude during Asian trading hours, the strongest in more than a week.

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– Oil rose on Tuesday for the third time in four sessions on expectations for rising fuel demand, as the United States moved towards expanding its pandemic aid payments and with a final Brexit deal set to stabilize trade between Europe and the UK.

ASSESSMENTS
 MID-DISTILLATES                                                                       
 CASH ($/T)            ASIA CLOSE       Change   % Change   Prev Close  RIC
 Spot Gas Oil 0.5%               55.89      0.1       0.18       55.79  GO-SIN
 GO 0.5 Diff                     -1.44     0.02      -1.37       -1.46  GO-SIN-DIF
 Spot Gas Oil 0.25%              55.99      0.1       0.18       55.89  GO25-SIN
 GO 0.25 Diff                    -1.34     0.02      -1.47       -1.36  GO25-SIN-DIF
 Spot Gas Oil 0.05%              56.09      0.1       0.18       55.99  GO005-SIN
 GO 0.05 Diff                    -1.24     0.02      -1.59       -1.26  GO005-SIN-DIF
 Spot Gas Oil 0.001%             57.26     0.04       0.07       57.22  GO10-SIN
 GO 0.001 Diff                   -0.07    -0.04     133.33       -0.03  GO10-SIN-DIF
 Spot Jet/Kero                   55.66     0.16       0.29        55.5  JET-SIN
 Jet/Kero Diff                   -0.06     0.04     -40.00        -0.1  JET-SIN-DIF
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 LGO M1/M2                                                                             
 LGO M2                                                                                
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Source: Reuters (Reporting by Koustav Samanta; Editing by Amy Caren Daniel)

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