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Iran claims two tankers hit mines in Hormuz, releases unverified video

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ENERGY · STRAIT OF HORMUZIran claims two tankers hit minesin Hormuz, releases unverifiedvideoGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about tanker shipping. Names like TNK and FRO typically gain because teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • FRO Frontline+0.8% 30d

    Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • INSW International Seaways-4.9% 30d

    International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWET-5.09%-10.82%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TNK-4.67%-0.26%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FRO-5.72%-2.93%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DHT-7.51%-3.06%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
INSW-8.19%-3.57%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Iran claims two tankers hit mines in Hormuz, releases unverified video Ynetnews

Source: Ynetnews

Strait of Hormuz

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
BWETthree days earlier-10.82%final price
BWETfive days earlier-5.09%final price
DHTthree days earlier-3.06%final price
DHTfive days earlier-7.51%final price
FROthree days earlier-2.93%final price
FROfive days earlier-5.72%final price
INSWthree days earlier-3.57%final price
INSWfive days earlier-8.19%final price
TNKthree days earlier-0.26%final price
TNKfive days earlier-4.67%final price

How busy Strait of Hormuz has been lately

Strait of Hormuz

Geopolitics Alpha has 200 stories about Strait of Hormuz from the past 7 days and 712 stories from the past 30. That is about its usual pace over the past month. “Iran claims two tankers hit mines in Hormuz, releases unverified video” is tagged to Strait of Hormuz.

How solid the energy case looks

12 out of 100

“Iran claims two tankers hit mines in Hormuz, releases unverified video” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.