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SINGAPORE, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Asia's naphtha market erased gains on Wednesday, as petrochemical makers stayed on the sidelines over concerns about a slower economy.
The prompt October/November inter-month spread slipped a dollar to a three-session low of $9.00 a tonne in backwardation, according to Reuters data.
A recent hike in prices, supported by strong gasoline demand in the West, has hurt petrochemical margins. Concerns over slower manufacturing activities have also risen, traders said.
Fuel oil's inter-month spreads remained weak on ample supply and lacklustre demand.
The gasoil market, on the other hand, received a boost as a drop in European inventories would see Asian stocks being shipped to the West.
Gasoil's October/November inter-month spread strengthened to a two-week high of 60 cents a barrel in backwardation, Reuters data showed.
Japanese stocks for the week to Sept. 29 fell three percent to 1.73 million kilolitres, data by the Petroleum Association of Japan showed.
Fixed-price swaps for all products weakened, with Brent crude
losing 99 cents to $111.15 per barrel by 0430 GMT from Tuesday's Asian close.
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NAPHTHA
Naphtha CFR Japan's October/November lost $1.00 to a backwardation of $9.00 a tonne, while the November/December backwardation was 25 cents higher, at $10.00 a tonne.
The CFR November crack widened 1 cent to a discount of $7.15 and the December discount was 9 cents narrower, at $7.34 per barrel to Brent crude.
The CFR October swap weakened $10.00 to $945.00 per tonne, while the FOB Singapore October swap was down $1.05 to $103.65 per barrel.
FUEL OIL
Fuel oil's October/November timespread edged down 13 cents to a backwardation of $2.25 per tonne, while the October/November backwardation was unchanged at $2.38 per tonne.
The November crack narrowed 27 cents to a discount of $6.48, while December was 26 cents narrower at a discount of $6.17 per barrel to Dubai crude.
October and November 180-cst fixed-price swaps were valued at $661.50 and $659.25 per tonne respectively, down $4.00-$4.13, or around 0.6 percent.
GASOIL
Gasoil's October/November timespread inched up 3 cents to a backwardation of 60 cents per barrel. The November/December backwardation was 4 cents higher at 60 cents per barrel.
The November crack gained 16 cents to a premium of $19.00, while the December premium was 11 cents higher at $19.07 per barrel to Dubai crude.
October's regrade, the spread between jet fuel and gasoil, was unchanged at a premium of $1.65. The November premium was 3 cents higher at $1.25 per barrel.
October and November fixed-price contracts were at $127.50 and $126.90 per barrel respectively, down 70-73 cents, or around 0.6 percent. PRODUCTS Price Change Pct Change OCTOBER naphtha 103.55/103.75 -1.05 -1.00 NOVEMBER naphtha 102.45/102.65 -0.80 -0.77 OCTOBER naphtha 944.75/945.25 -10.00 -1.05 NOVEMBER naphtha 935.75/936.25 -9.00 -0.95 OCTOBER gasoil 127.40/127.60 -0.70 -0.55 NOVEMBER gasoil 126.80/127.00 -0.73 -0.57 OCTOBER fuel oil 661.25/661.75 -4.13 -0.62 NOVEMBER fuel oil 659.00/659.50 -4.00 -0.60 Product Price Change OCTOBER regrade 1.60/1.70 0.00 NOVEMBER gasoil crack 18.90/19.10 0.16 OCTOBER 180/380 cst 11.50/12.00 0.50 NOVEMBER fuel oil crack -6.58/-6.38 0.27 NOVEMBER jet fuel crack 20.15/20.35 0.19 NOVEMBER naphtha crack -7.25/-7.05 -0.01 Inter-month spread Mean Prev Change OCTOBER/NOVEMBER naphtha 1.10 1.35 -0.25 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER naphtha (CFR 9.00 10.00 -1.00 Japan) OCTOBER/NOVEMBER gasoil 0.60 0.57 0.03 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER fuel oil 2.25 2.38 -0.13
(Reporting by Lee Yen Nee; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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