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The Bunker Index 180 CST (BIX 180) - the worldwide daily 180 centistoke (cSt) average quoted in US$ per metric tonne - declined by $12.52 per tonne, or 3.3 percent, during the seven-day period between July 17 and July 24, according to Bunker Index price data.

The global 180 cSt price was $369.84 per tonne on July 24 compared to $382.36 per tonne on July 17.

It is the sixth weekly decline in a row and the ninth in the last ten weeks. It is also the third-most significant fall of the year so far and the lowest end-of-week figure in 25 weeks - since January 30.

Please find a summary of end-of-week BIX 180 prices below (in US$ per tonne).

Bunker Index 180 CST (BIX 180):

24/07 (Week 30) - 369.84 (-12.52, -3.3%)
17/07 (Week 29) - 382.36 (-6.91, -1.8%)
10/07 (Week 28) - 389.27 (-16.74, -4.1%)
03/07 (Week 27) - 406.01 (-3.55, -0.9%)
26/06 (Week 26) - 409.56 (-7.76, -1.9%)
19/06 (Week 25) - 417.32 (-0.88, -0.2%)
12/06 (Week 24) - 418.20 (+2.20, +0.5%)
05/06 (Week 23) - 416.00 (-6.96, -1.6%)
29/05 (Week 22) - 422.96 (-8.54, -2.0%)
22/05 (Week 21) - 431.50 (-3.00, -0.7%)
15/05 (Week 20) - 434.50 (+2.46, +0.6%)
08/05 (Week 19) - 432.04 (+11.63, +2.8%)
01/05 (Week 18) - 420.41 (+7.09, +1.7%)
24/04 (Week 17) - 413.32 (+7.21, +1.8%)
17/04 (Week 16) - 406.11 (+17.92, +4.6%)
10/04 (Week 15) - 388.19 (+1.46, +0.4%)
03/04 (Week 14) - 386.73 (-9.25, -2.3%)
27/03 (Week 13) - 395.98 (+11.72, +3.1%)
20/03 (Week 12) - 384.26 (-12.46, -3.2%)
13/03 (Week 11) - 396.72 (-9.61, -2.4%)
06/03 (Week 10) - 406.33 (-7.40, -1.8%)
27/02 (Week 9) - 413.73 (+4.15, -1.0%)
20/02 (Week 8) - 409.58 (+11.89, +3.0%)
13/02 (Week 7) - 397.69 (+13.76, +3.6%)
06/02 (Week 6) - 383.93 (+31.93, +9.1%)
30/01 (Week 5) - 352.00 (-3.83, -1.1%)
23/01 (Week 4) - 355.83 (-4.73, -1.3%)
16/01 (Week 3) - 360.56 (-12.21, -3.3%)
09/01 (Week 2) - 372.77 (-20.31, -5.2%)
02/01 (Week 1) - 393.08

To access the full Bunker Index 180 (BIX 180) archive, please click on the following link below.

http://www.bunkerindex.com/prices/bixfree.php?priceindex_id=3