美元走软 油价上涨

　　据今日油价网站4月19日消息 继上周6%的周涨幅后，油价周一上午小幅上涨，随着美元再次走软，抵消了早盘的跌幅。

　　截至美国东部时间周一上午10:39，WTI原油上涨0.32%，收于63.30美元/桶，布伦特原油上涨0.19%，收于66.88美元/桶。

　　周一早盘，美元走软支撑油价，因其使其他货币持有者购买石油的成本更低。

　　然而，鉴于印度是一个主要石油消费国和世界第三大原油进口国，发生了第二波COVID-19病例，价格涨幅有限。

　　最近几天，印度每天都有新的病例报告。周一，首都新德里宣布封锁6天，因为医院里挤满了有严重冠状病毒症状的病人。本月早些时候，最大的城市和金融中心孟买也被封锁至本月底，威胁到该国燃料需求的复苏。

　　上周，一系列利好消息推动油价本周上涨6%，尽管市场对印度和其他主要经济体的需求持续担忧。

　　王磊 摘译自 今日油价

　　原文如下：

　　Oil Prices Rise On Weaker U.S. Dollar

　　Following a 6-percent weekly gain last week, oil prices were slightly up on Monday morning, erasing earlier losses as the U.S. dollar weakened again.

　　As of 10:39 a.m. EDT on Monday, WTI Crude was up 0.32 percent at $63.30 and Brent Crude was trading up 0.19 percent at $66.88.

　　The weaker U.S. dollar was supporting oil prices early on Monday as it makes oil cheaper to buy for holders of other currencies.

　　Price gains, however, were limited, in view of the second “tsunami” wave of COVID-19 cases in India, a major oil consumer and the third-largest importer of crude oil in the world.

　　The country has been reporting record daily new cases in recent days and on Monday, the capital New Delhi announced a six-day lockdown as hospitals are overwhelmed with patients with severe COVID symptoms. Earlier this month, the biggest city and financial center, Mumbai, was also placed on lockdown until the end of this month, threatening the recovery of fuel demand in the country.

　　Last week, a flurry of bullish news pushed oil higher by 6 percent for the week, despite the continued concerns about demand in India and other major economies.