BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 2
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
The daily average price of RON-80 gasoline from January 25 to 31 increased from 5,805 soums ($0.55) to 5,875 soums ($0.56) per ton, or 1.2 percent, Trend reports referring to the Uzbek Republican Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange.
According to the information, last week, 40,926 tons of RON-80 motor gasoline were put up for exchange trading, of which 16,186 tons, or 39.6 percent, were sold. On average, 31 buyers took part in the exchange trades daily.
Moreover, the weekly weighted average price of RON-80 motor gasoline for the period under review amounted to 5,795 soums ($0.55) per ton of gasoline, RON-91 - 6,803 soums ($0.65) per ton.
In general, since the beginning of the year, selling enterprises have increased the start price of RON-80 motor gasoline from 5,633 soums ($0.54) to 5,874 soums ($0.56) per ton, or by 4.3 percent.
In particular, the starting cost of RON-80 gasoline at the Bukhara oil refinery increased from 5,624 soums ($0.54) to 5,889 soums ($0.56) per ton, or by 4.7 percent.
At the same time, the volume of gasoline put up for exchange trading in Uzbekistan increased, while the number of buyers remained practically unchanged.
Furthermore, the exchange price of gasoline also increased from 5,665 soums ($0.54) to 5,875 million soums ($0.56) per ton, or by 4.3 percent. The difference between the starting price of gasoline and its average price resulting from exchange trading amounted to only 0.007 percent.
In early December 2020, it was reported that the price of RON-80 gasoline rose by 4.4 percent over the week.
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