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The Bunker Index (BIX) - the daily average global bunker price quoted in US$ per metric tonne - rose by $9.87 per tonne, or 2.0 percent, during the 7-day period between March 20 and March 27, according to Bunker Index price data.

The end-of-week global price was $509.13 per tonne on March 27 compared to $499.26 per tonne on March 20. It is the first weekly increase in the worldwide bunker average since February 27 following three successive end-of-week declines. It is also the most significant 7-day increase since February 20.

Please find a summary of end-of-week BIX prices below (in US$ per tonne).

Bunker Index (BIX):

27/03 (Week 13) - 509.13 (+9.87, +2.0%)
20/03 (Week 12) - 499.26 (-14.73, -2.9%)
13/03 (Week 11) - 513.99 (-11.94, -2.3%)
06/03 (Week 10) - 525.93 (-7.04, -1.3%)
27/02 (Week 9) - 532.97 (+2.15, +0.4%)
20/02 (Week 8) - 530.82 (+10.17, +2.0%)
13/02 (Week 7) - 520.65 (+11.24, +2.2%)
06/02 (Week 6) - 509.41 (+31.65, +6.6%)
30/01 (Week 5) - 477.76 (-5,69, -1.2%)
23/01 (Week 4) - 483.45 (-5.42, -1.1%)
16/01 (Week 3) - 488.87 (-17.54, -3.5%)
09/01 (Week 2) - 506.41 (+19.64, +3.7%)
02/01 (Week 1) - 526.05

To access the full Bunker Index (BIX) archive, please click on the following link below.

http://www.bunkerindex.com/prices/bixfree.php?priceindex_id=1