U.S. natural gas futures rose 3.00% intraday to $3.240 per MMBtu.

伊朗最高国家安全委员会：霍尔木兹海峡的交通将逐步增加。

Ceasefire reports between the US and Iran reduced the geopolitical risk premium, knocking international crude lower and deepening China’s negative crude-price adjustment rate. At 24:00 on June 18, national retail price caps were cut by 515 yuan/tonne for gasoline and 495 yuan/tonne for diesel; per-litre cuts: 92# gasoline -0.40 yuan, 95# -0.43 yuan, 0# diesel -0.42 yuan. With global supply rising and oversupply concerns weighing on prices, oil may drift lower near term; a new negative crude adjustment cycle would correspond to a first-day cut of 500 yuan/tonne, next pricing window 24:00 on July 3.