Mon 1 Jun 2009, 08:02 GMT

IFO 380 Index jumps $73.78 in May


Average 380-cst price matches WTI crude with price rise of 24 percent.



The IFO 380 Index (AGBP) - Bunker Index's Average Global Bunker Price (AGBP) for 380-centistoke (cst) fuel - jumped $73.78 during the month of May, a rise of 24 percent.

The fuel grade recorded the largest price increase last month compared to 180-cst, MDO and MGO, with price gains for 380-cst exactly matching those seen in the crude oil markets.

Front month WTI crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) also rose by 24 percent in May from $53.20 per barrel on May 1st to $66.31 per barrel on May 29th.

Please find a table below outlining the daily IFO 380 Index prices during the month of May.

29/05/2009 - 379.97
28/05/2009 - 368.82
27/05/2009 - 364.24
26/05/2009 - 360.86
22/05/2009 - 360.16
21/05/2009 - 362.6
20/05/2009 - 359.16
19/05/2009 - 355.4
18/05/2009 - 348.6
15/05/2009 - 350.3
14/05/2009 - 353.2
13/05/2009 - 353.84
12/05/2009 - 348.14
11/05/2009 - 346.56
08/05/2009 - 345.02
07/05/2009 - 339.23
06/05/2009 - 326.68
05/05/2009 - 319.44
04/05/2009 - 314.5
01/05/2009 - 306.19


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