... may create risks for meeting domestic fuel demand in the long term. Fuel Companies and Distribution Networks: For gas station operators and fuel distributors, rapidly rising wholesale prices represent a challenge. Retail margins shrink if wholesale market prices rise faster than retail prices can be adjusted at the pump. Nevertheless, major fuel retail chains (including those of major oil companies) gradually raise retail prices, passing some of the increased costs onto consumers. Independent gas stations,...

... revenues, the size of its debt, industry news, and the overall economic situation. Simply put, the fundamental method tries to determine what the fundamental (fair) value of a stock should be based on the state of the business and the economy. If the market price of a stock is much lower than the fair value, the investor considers the stock undervalued and buys it, and if it is higher, he or she can sell it. Technical analysis, on the other hand, takes almost no account of news and reports. Instead, it takes ...

... By Type: Call and Put Call Option A Call option gives the buyer the right to buy an underlying asset (such as a stock, commodity, or currency) at a predetermined price (strike) in the future. This means that the buyer can exercise their right if the market price of the asset at the time the option is exercised is higher than the strike. Example: Imagine that the strike price of a Call option on shares is 100 rubles. If the market price rises to 120 rubles, the buyer can exercise their right, buy shares ...

... seasonal demand reduction. By the end of February, exchange prices will likely begin to rise again. However, exchange rates and wholesale prices only concern industry insiders, while the population is more interested in what is happening in the retail market. Fuel prices at gas stations this year are behaving differently than usual. Traditionally, at the end of the year, DF prices would rise due to the switch to winter diesel varieties, while gasoline would decrease in price or, at worst, remain at the same level....

... products, while the gas market remains relatively calm. A closer look at the key news and trends in the fuel and energy complex (oil, gas, electricity, renewable energy, coal, and petroleum products) as of Saturday, August 9, 2025, reveals much. Oil market: prices rise from the downturn After prolonged declines, oil prices found a local balance. Brent futures, having previously dropped this summer to around $58 per barrel (the lowest level since the beginning of the year), have stabilized this week in the ...