TREE NEWS reports: Commodity futures opened sharply lower, with the main fuel oil contract falling more than 12%, LU fuel oil and asphalt dropping over 10%, LPG down nearly 9% and crude oil down more than 8%. Precious and base metals moved the other way, as Shanghai silver rose over 5%, Shanghai gold gained more than 3% and Shanghai nickel climbed over 2%.
Commodity futures open: fuel oil down over 12%, crude down over 8%; silver up over 5%
The split between energy and metals is the story here: fuel oil, LPG and crude are being repriced sharply lower while silver, gold and nickel move higher, a divergence that points to a broad risk reassessment rather than a single-contract story. The size of the moves — double-digit declines in refined products and a strong silver gain — suggests positioning stress across the complex, which matters most for traders carrying leveraged exposure to either side. Whether this energy-to-metals gap persists or mean-reverts is the open question worth watching.
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