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What sanctions relief actually changed for marketers in Syria, and what it didn’t

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAWhat sanctions relief actuallychanged for marketers in Syria,and what it didn’tGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about oil and tanker shipping.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund-1.1% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “syria” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.5% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “syria” (oil) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

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

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+1.8% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “syria” (defense) in this story.

  • FRO Frontline+1.0% 30d

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

  • INSW International Seaways-10.7% 18d

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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+4.74%+0.82%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE-2.64%-2.21%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWET+23.15%+6.41%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ITA-7.07%-2.20%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
FRO-2.04%-2.87%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DHT-5.10%-4.59%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
INSW-6.73%-4.79%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TNK-7.95%-4.43%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.

What sanctions relief actually changed for marketers in Syria, and what it didn’t Campaign Middle East

Source: Campaign Middle East

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CompanyWhenMoveStatus
BWETthree days earlier+6.41%final price
BWETfive days earlier+23.15%final price
DHTthree days earlier-4.59%final price
DHTfive days earlier-5.10%final price
FROthree days earlier-2.87%final price
FROfive days earlier-2.04%final price
INSWthree days earlier-4.79%final price
INSWfive days earlier-6.73%final price
ITAthree days earlier-2.20%final price
ITAfive days earlier-7.07%final price
TNKthree days earlier-4.43%final price
TNKfive days earlier-7.95%final price
USOthree days earlier+0.82%final price
USOfive days earlier+4.74%final price
XLEthree days earlier-2.21%final price
XLEfive days earlier-2.64%final price

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