Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- Wintry conditions and holidays halt asphalt- related work in much of Canada and US.
- US retail markets remained stable during holiday week.
- Wholesale asphalt prices flat in most US areas—Gulf Coast prices head lower.
- Asphalt remained attractive relative to fuel oil and coker feed—but demand is sparse.
- WTI crude oil prices reverse course and firm to $37.71 per barrel for spot February oil.