Oil market
On Nov.19-23, the average price on AZERI LT, exported from Azerbaijan via the Ceyhan, Batumi and Supsa ports to Italian Augusta port, was $113.02 per barrel or $2.02 per barrel more than the previous week. The maximum price for AZERI LT was $113.59 per barrel. The minimum price was $112.46. Azeri Light's density is 34.6 degrees API with a 0.14-percent sulfur content.
The average price on Urals (Ex-Novo) exported from Azerbaijan via the Novorossiysk port was $108.43 per barrel or $1.56 more than the previous week.The maximum price for Urals was $109.17 per barrel and the minimum - $107.92. Urals' density is 32 degrees API with a sulfur content up to 1.3 percent. The oil grade's specifications vary when sold depending on its high/low-quality content.
The average price on Brent Dated was $110.41 per barrel or almost $0.62 more than the previous week. The maximum price was $111.22 per barrel and the minimum - $109.94.
Brent Dated's density is 38.3 degrees API with a sulfur content of 0.36 percent.
Currency market
Last week the official rate of the manat to the US dollar, set by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) decreased by 0.0001 points (0.01 percent). The average rate was established at 0.78484 manat to 1 U.S. dollar.
As a result of last week's exchange, the rate of the Azerbaijani manat to the U.S. dollar, established based on results from the Baku Inter-bank Currency Exchange (BICEX), decreased by 0. 0001 points (0.01 percent). The average rate was set at 0.78392 manat to 1 U.S. dollar.
Deals concluded last week at BEST with transition to currency (T+0) comprised: Nov.19- 1.521 million with exchange rate of 0.7839 AZN/USD, Nov.20 - $3 million with exchange rate of 0.7839 AZN/USD, Nov.21-$0.52 million with exchange rate of 0.7839 AZN/USD Nov.22 - no deals were concluded, the exchange rate remained at 0.7839 AZN/USD and Nov.23 - $6.052 million with exchange rate of 0.7840 AZN/USD
No deal was concluded with USD/AZN T+1 and T+2 due to few appeals made by dealers. On appeals on RUB/AZN and EUR/AZN, appeals were not made.