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CRUDE OIL

Observations

Crudeoil trading range for the day is 6229-6575.

Crude oil dropped on profit booking after prices rose on supply concerns

Crude oil inventories at Cushing have fallen to six-month lows.

U.S. crude inventories were expected to have fallen by about 3 million barrels last week

Goldman Sachs cut its average 2025 Brent forecast and range for prices by $5 per barrel.

BUY CRUDEOIL SEP @ 6300 SL 62.2 TGT 6380-6450. MCX

NATURAL GAS

Observations

Naturalgas trading range for the day is 168.5-182.9.

Natural gas prices fell due to forecasts for less hot weather in the next two weeks.

Despite 12% more gas in storage than usual, weekly builds have been smaller than normal in 13 of the past 14 weeks.

LSEG reported a drop in gas output in Lower 48 U.S. states to an average of 102.4 bcfd in August.

LSEG forecasted a slide in average gas demand in the Lower 48, including exports, from 104.6 bcfd this week to 101.2 bcfd next week.

BUY NATURALGAS SEP @ 170 SL 166 TGT 176-180. MCX