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9.2.2023 6 MARKETS Symbol Volume Value Trades High Low Open Closing Change Code Traded Traded Trades Price Price Price Price EQUITIES GO 10 27.80 1 2.780 2.780 2.780 2.780 0.000 HSB 1,000 740.00 1 0.740 0.740 0.740 0.740 0.000 MIA 150 840.00 1 5.600 5.600 5.600 5.600 -0.050 PG 290 603.20 1 2.080 2.080 2.080 2.080 0.000 CORPORATE STOCKS G32GA 147,600 155,108.40 6 105.120 105.000 105.000 105.120 0.120 CORPORATE BONDS AX26A 3,000 2,565.30 1 85.510 85.510 85.510 85.510 -9.490 BV30B 11,100 9,990.00 1 90.000 90.000 90.000 90.000 -2.000 DF26A 15,000 14,999.00 2 100.000 99.990 99.990 100.000 0.050 GH27A 25,000 24,375.00 2 97.500 97.500 97.500 97.500 0.000 HF27A 7,100 6,851.50 2 96.500 96.500 96.500 96.500 -1.350 HF28A 4,300 3,810.23 1 88.610 88.610 88.610 88.610 -7.390 HP25A 15,200 15,184.80 2 99.900 99.900 99.900 99.900 0.050 IB32A 15,000 14,895.00 2 99.900 99.000 99.000 99.900 0.900 IH25A 3,000 3,030.00 1 101.000 101.000 101.000 101.000 -1.000 IH26B 4,100 4,017.59 1 97.990 97.990 97.990 97.990 -0.010 MO31A 5,000 4,711.50 2 94.250 94.000 94.000 94.250 0.250 26A 15,000 14,400.00 1 96.000 96.000 96.000 96.000 -0.500 MY32A 4,600 4,473.50 1 97.250 97.250 97.250 97.250 0.000 PC26A 5,000 4,779.30 2 95.600 95.500 95.600 95.500 -2.000 SD27A 18,000 17,280.00 2 96.000 96.000 96.000 96.000 0.000 SF27A 13,400 12,745.00 4 96.000 92.500 96.000 92.500 2.490 ST27A 19,000 18,675.00 4 99.500 97.500 97.500 99.500 2.000 TG26A 5,600 5,488.00 1 98.000 98.000 98.000 98.000 0.000 TI27A 5,000 4,550.00 1 91.000 91.000 91.000 91.000 -8.000 Malta Stock Exchange Regulated Main Market Trading Date: 8 Feb 2023 Oil futures: Crude extends gains as demand outlook improves, Ceyhan delays CRUDE oil futures in European trading hours Wednesday were higher, having consolidated the gains of the last two days as de- mand optimism underpinned markets. April ICE Brent futures were trading at $84.54/b (1215 GMT), compared to the day's range of $83.51-$84.85/b and Tuesday's settle of $83.69/b. At the same time Mar23 NYMEX WTI was trading $78.08/b, versus Tuesday's settle of $77.14/b. "Oil prices are rising, boosted by optimism surrounding the China reopening and also by concerns over supply shortag- es amid the shutdown of a ma- jor export terminal following the earthquake in Turkey," said City Index analyst Fiona Cincot- ta, commenting on the week's gains. Attempts to restart loadings from Turkey's Ceyhan termi- nal have been hampered by bad weather, while reports suggest there has been some damage to one or two of the storage tanks at the port. BP Azerbaijan reportedly de- clared a force majeure on Aze- ri crude loadings from Ceyhan could late Tuesday. OPEC voices have been gener- ally more positive over the past week, including Secretary Gen- eral Haitham Al Ghais who gave an upbeat outlook for global oil markets at India Energy Week. Al Ghais said that he sees "po- tential for demand uptick" in the oil markets led by the Chinese demand resurgence, as OPEC remains cautiously optimistic in the near term. "There's a positive mood and optimism, which I must always say is cautious optimism," he added. Inventories Meanwhile, data from the American Petroleum Institute released late Tuesday revealed US commercial crude invento- ries dropped by 2.184 million barrels last week, against expec- tations of a build, although this was in part offset by a further gasoline build of 5.26 million barrels, while distillate stocks increased by 178,000 barrels. Oil investors were also given mixed signals as Federal Re- serve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that inflation is beginning to ease. However, he expects this to be a long process and cautioned that interest rates could rise more than markets anticipate if the economic data doesn't cooperate. "The disinflationary process, the process of getting inflation down, has begun and it's begun in the goods sector, which is about a quarter of our econo- my," the central bank chief said during an event in Washington. "But it has a long way to go. These are the very early stages." Latest US jobs data showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 517,000 in January, nearly triple Wall Street estimates.