Edward Hayden-Briffett
Research Analyst, The Officials
Liquidity Report 2.21
Exchange-traded volumes w/w were all up except for RBOB's Jul tenor while y/y volumes had a mixed performance.
Exchange-traded volumes w/w were all up except for RBOB's Jul tenor while y/y volumes had a mixed performance.
In the week ending 22 May 2026, exchange traded volumes were all up barring RBOB’s Jul tenor. Brent futures volumes posted gains across all three tenors, the Jul tenor was up just under a quarter, the Aug tenor was up nearly 50% whilst the Sep tenor was up over 30%. Gasoil followed the same pattern as all tenors were up with the Aug tenor posting the biggest increase at 32.18%.
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