石油沥青日报：需求恢复缓慢，库存维持低位-20250520

Report Summary 1) Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2) Core Viewpoints - The asphalt market continues to face a situation of weak supply and demand. The current inventory is at a low level, and the recent inventory accumulation rate is lower than the seasonal average, resulting in limited short - term market pressure. However, with the improvement of some refineries' profits, the asphalt plant operating rate and production have marginally increased. Meanwhile, rainfall in South China in late May will affect the improvement of terminal demand, so there is also certain resistance above the asphalt market, and the industry's acceptance of high - priced resources is still limited [1]. - The strategy for asphalt investment is as follows: the unilateral trend is expected to be volatile; for the inter - period strategy, the previous long position of BU2506 - 2509 (positive spread position) can be taken profit at high prices; there are no strategies for cross - variety, spot - futures, and options [2]. 3) Summary by Related Catalogs Market Analysis - On May 19, the closing price of the main BU2506 contract of asphalt futures in the afternoon session was 3,502 yuan/ton, up 26 yuan/ton or 0.75% from the previous settlement price. The open interest was 73,925 lots, down 1,051 lots from the previous day, and the trading volume was 140,886 lots, up 21,991 lots from the previous day [1]. - The spot settlement prices of heavy - traffic asphalt from Zhuochuang Information are as follows: 3,700 - 4,086 yuan/ton in Northeast China, 3,450 - 3,600 yuan/ton in Shandong, 3,400 - 3,430 yuan/ton in South China, and 3,500 - 3,570 yuan/ton in East China. The spot prices of asphalt in North China and Shandong decreased yesterday, while those in other regions remained generally stable [1]. Strategy - Unilateral: Volatile [2]. - Inter - period: Take profit on the previous long position of BU2506 - 2509 (positive spread position) at high prices [2]. - Cross - variety: None [2]. - Spot - futures: None [2]. - Options: None [2].