Reliance offers 55KT late March

SINGAPORE, Feb 8 (Reuters) India's Reliance Industries Ltd. has issued a tender to sell a 55,000-tonne cargo of naphtha for late March loading, traders said on Thursday.

The tender will close on February 9, with the validity remaining throughout the day.

Reliance in January sold a similar parcel for Feb. 14-16 loading at a high premium of between and a tonne to Middle East spot quotes, on a free-on-board (FOB) basis, helped by the recent bullish Asian naphtha market due to supply shortage amid strong demand.

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