War prices: crude oil falls to March levels, gas rises
Iron and steel go down due to lower demand from China
19 August, 17:29Natural gas is bucking the trend (up 1.66%, 245 euros per MWh), well above the record of 241 euros marked yesterday at the close of the session. The rush to the storage to make up for the drop in imports from Russia in the coming winter continues.
Also rising is the price of natural gas in London, where the £5 mark was breached, with a demand of 523.93 pence per MBtu.
Metals were weak, including gold (down 1.13%, $1,750 per ounce) and silver (down 3.12%, $19.21 per ounce). Iron goes down by 0.95% to $680.5 per tonne and steel by 0.79% to 3,998 dollars per tonne due to lower demand from China. On the rise were durum wheat quotations (up 0.83%, $822 per 5,000 bushel) and soft wheat (down 0.53%, $753). (ANSA).