金信期货日刊-20260313

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - Due to the war between the US, Israel and Iran disrupting Middle - East crude oil and raw material exports, many Asian refineries and petrochemical enterprises are cutting production capacity and declaring force majeure [3]. - For crude oil futures, in the medium - term, three variables need to be focused on: the sustainability of geopolitical risk premium, supply - demand fundamentals, and policy implementation rhythm. It is recommended to trade within a range and avoid unilateral chasing [4]. - For the stock market, the adjustment in the early trading tomorrow is a good low - buying opportunity. The market showed strength today as it did not decline when it should [6][7]. 3. Summary by Related Catalogs Crude Oil - The war between the US, Israel and Iran has disrupted Middle - East crude oil and raw material exports. Asian steam cracking plants with over 60% of naphtha raw materials from the Middle - East have declared force majeure [3]. - Three operators are reducing production loads to use raw material inventory for the next month to avoid full - scale shutdown. Restarting a steam cracking unit takes up to two weeks, and factories usually don't store more than a month's worth of raw materials [3]. - In the medium - term, focus on three variables: the sustainability of geopolitical risk premium (the 8 - 10 dollars/barrel premium will fade if the strait passage recovers), supply - demand fundamentals (OPEC + production cuts and slow US shale oil production increase form a tight balance, but global demand recovery is weak), and policy implementation rhythm (US measures to stabilize oil prices and OPEC + production adjustments will determine the volatility center). It is recommended to trade within a range (Brent: 80 - 100 dollars/barrel, SC crude: 600 - 800 yuan/barrel) and set stop - losses, avoiding overnight positions [4]. Stock Market - The market adjustment today was slightly weak, with the Shanghai Composite Index being relatively strong. The fact that it didn't decline when it should indicates strength. The adjustment in the early trading tomorrow is a good low - buying opportunity [6][7]. Gold - The daily - level red - green line of gold has turned to a volatile state. The daily amplitude of gold is small, maintaining in the range of 1140 - 1155. It should be treated with a volatile mindset [10]. Iron Ore - Australian and Brazilian shipments maintain a normal rhythm. In the medium - to long - term, it is in the mine production capacity release cycle, with a loose supply expectation. On the demand side, steel mills are resuming production after the festival, but the terminal demand needs time to start. Technically, the commodity sentiment is high recently, and iron ore is running strongly. A bullish view can be maintained [12][13]. Glass - The daily melting change is small. In the seasonal off - season, factory inventories are accumulating. The post - festival resumption progress of deep - processing enterprises needs to be concerned. In the short term, it is more affected by the overall commodity sentiment. Technically, it rebounded today and should be treated as a wide - range volatile market [17][18]. Methanol - Iran is the world's second - largest methanol producer and a major methanol exporter, significantly affecting global methanol supply. Driven by Middle - East geopolitical emergencies, methanol has had continuous large fluctuations. With a significant reduction in supply, it has entered a destocking channel, and the methanol port inventory decreased by 13.07 tons this week [21]. Pulp - Most pulp and paper plants have resumed normal production schedules, with some undergoing maintenance. Domestic port inventories are continuously increasing and under pressure. The downstream paper mills' operating loads are expected to continue to increase. Due to low paper enterprises' gross profits, there is an expectation of price increases for cultural paper and white cardboard, which may support pulp prices [24].