The price of diesel fuel on the stock exchange in Russia set a new record on Thursday

MOSCOW, 22 Sep — PRIME. The cost of diesel fuel on the St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange (SPIMEX) on Thursday rose by 0.44% to 57,949 rubles per ton, breaking the historical record set on August 4, according to trading data.

At the same time, the price of AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline according to the territorial index of the European part of Russia decreased. The AI-92 brand fell in price by 1.02%, to 42,116 rubles per ton, AI-95 – by 1.4%, to 43,831 rubles per ton.

Fuel oil lost 4.05% in price, it amounted to 7,985 rubles, and liquefied hydrocarbon gases (LHGs) – by 6.81%, to 19,487 rubles. The cost of jet fuel remained at the level of 69,952 rubles.

Exchange prices for fuel in Russia began to grow noticeably at the end of 2020; by the summer of 2021, the cost of its main types had updated historical records. Since February 2022, the cost of gasoline of the two most popular brands – AI-92 and AI-95 – has begun to actively decline. Experts attributed this to sanctions restrictions on the supply of oil and petroleum products to Western countries. The cost of diesel fuel on the stock exchange this year updated its record values ​​in two waves – in January and at the end of July.