建信期货沥青日报-20250819

Group 1: Report Information - Report Name: Asphalt Daily Report [1] - Date: August 19, 2025 [2] Group 2: Industry Investment Rating - No information provided Group 3: Core View - The asphalt market continues to have weak supply and demand with few highlights. The unilateral price mainly follows the weak trend of oil prices, but the trend may be stronger than that of oil prices. It is recommended to go long on asphalt and short on crude oil when the opportunity arises [6] Group 4: Summary by Directory 1. Market Review and Operation Suggestions - Futures Market: For BU2510, the opening price was 3461 yuan/ton, the closing price was 3473 yuan/ton, the highest was 3497 yuan/ton, the lowest was 3452 yuan/ton, the increase was 0.06%, and the trading volume was 175,500 lots. For BU2511, the opening price was 3405 yuan/ton, the closing price was 3429 yuan/ton, the highest was 3450 yuan/ton, the lowest was 3405 yuan/ton, the increase was 0.00%, and the trading volume was 46,700 lots [6] - Spot Market: Asphalt spot prices in Northeast, North China, Shandong, South China, and Sichuan-Chongqing markets have declined, while other regions remain stable. The weak trend of crude oil prices and asphalt futures has a negative impact on the sentiment of the asphalt spot market [6] - Supply: Jinling Petrochemical in East China may maintain low-load production in the near future. Jiangsu Xinhai has no clear restart plan after shutdown, and Shengxing Petrochemical plans to switch to producing residual oil. It is expected that the average operating load rate of asphalt plants will decline [6] - Demand: There is no obvious boost in demand. Rigid demand is restricted by funds and weather, market sentiment is pessimistic, and speculative demand is released cautiously [6] - Operation Suggestion: Go long on asphalt and short on crude oil when the opportunity arises [6] 2. Industry News - Shandong Market: The mainstream transaction price of 70 A-grade asphalt was 3500 - 3870 yuan/ton, a decrease of 10 yuan/ton from the previous working day. International oil prices and asphalt futures fluctuated and declined. The spot market sentiment remained bearish, and the overall rigid demand for asphalt was weak, leading to a decline in the prices of some asphalt brands and a lower market price [7] - South China Market: The mainstream transaction price of 70 A-grade asphalt was 3490 - 3530 yuan/ton, a decrease of 5 yuan/ton from the previous working day. The asphalt futures price continued to decline, the contract prices of some futures-spot traders' warehouses decreased, and the spot market sentiment was weak. With limited rigid demand, traders' spot quotes followed the decline [7] 3. Data Overview - The report presents multiple data charts, including asphalt daily operating rate, Shandong asphalt comprehensive profit, asphalt cracking, asphalt social inventory, Shandong asphalt spot price, Shandong asphalt basis, asphalt manufacturer inventory, and asphalt warehouse receipts, with data sources from Wind and the Research and Development Department of CCB Futures [8][13][16]