Asia’s spot market differentials for key fuel oil grades were little changed on Thursday amid thin activity at the trading window.

Spot differentials of high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) traded at a discount $6.03 per ton to cargo quotes, while differentials for very low sulphur fuel oil traded at a discount of $1.43 per ton.

Imports of Russian-origin fuel oils into the Singapore strait in November is on course to hit their highest level since May 2025, ship-tracking data from Kpler showed.

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Fuel oil stocks rose 1.47 million barrels to a 9-week high of 25.952 million barrels in the week to November 12, Enterprise Singapore data showed.