US Cash Crude-Grades mixed on first day of the cash roll period
July 23 (Reuters) -U.S. coastal grades were mixed on Tuesday, dealers said, on the first day of the cash roll period that traders use to adjust their slates.
Mars Sour WTC-MRS gained 25 cents, while WTI Midland WTC-WTM fell 15 cents and West Texas Sour WTC-WTS fell 10 cents.
Traders use the three-day roll period to square positions and manage exposure, resulting in more volatile trading.
Cash roll for August to September traded at $1.25.
U.S. crude oil fell by 3.9 million barrels last week, according to market sources citing American Petroleum Institute figures on Tuesday. Crude stockpiles were expected to have fallen by 1.6 million, according to a Reuters poll. Official government data is expected tomorrow.
India's BPCL has awarded a tender to buy 6 million barrels of U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Midland crude from Occidental in the fourth quarter, traders said on Tuesday.
* Light Louisiana Sweet WTC-LLS for August delivery fell 12 cents at a midpoint of a $2.28 premium and was seen bid and offered between a $2.30 and $2.25 a barrel premium to U.S. crude futures CLc1
* Mars Sour WTC-MRS gained 25 cents at a midpoint of a $1.95 discount and was seen bid and offered between a $2.10 and $1.80 a barrel discount to U.S. crude futures CLc1
* WTI Midland WTC-WTM fell 15 cents at a midpoint of a 55-cent premium and was seen bid and offered between a 40-cent and 70-cent a barrel premium to U.S. crude futures CLc1
* West Texas Sour WTC-WTS fell 10 cents at a midpoint of a 35-cent discount and was seen bid and offered between a 50-cent and 20-cent a barrel discount to U.S. crude futures CLc1
* WTI at East Houston WTC-MEH, also known as MEH, traded between a 70-cent and $1.10 a barrel premium to U.S. crude futures CLc1
* ICE Brent September futures LCOc1 fell $1.39 to settle at $81.01 a barrel on Tuesday.
* WTI September crude CLc1 futures fell $1.44 to settle at $76.96 a barrel on Tuesday.
* The Brent/WTI spread WTCLc1-LCOc1 widened 8 cents to minus $4, after hitting a high of minus $3.97 and a low of minus $4.15.
Reporting by Arathy Somasekhar in Houston; Editing by Daniel Wallis
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