-- 月曜日、米国とイランの停戦協定の脆弱性がホルムズ海峡の原油輸送に影響を与えているとの懸念から、原油価格が急騰した。 ブレント原油は直近で5%上昇し1バレル94.92ドル、ウエスト・テキサス・インターミディエイト(WTI)原油は6%上昇し1バレル88.89ドルとなった。ロイター通信は月曜日、アナリストの話として、米国がイランの貨物船を拿捕したこと、そしてイランが停戦協定に基づきホルムズ海峡を開放すると宣言したにもかかわらず、イスラム革命防衛隊がタンカーを攻撃したと報じた。 ロイター通信は、スパルタ・コモディティーズのアナリスト、ジューン・ゴー氏の「日量1000万~1100万バレルの原油が依然として輸送停止状態にあるため、市場のファンダメンタルズは悪化している」との見解を引用した。 報道によると、イランは、米国が今週期限切れとなる2週間の停戦前に開始することを望んでいた第2ラウンドの交渉には参加しないと表明し、敵対行為の再開への懸念が高まっている。
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