Euro Markets: EUAs slide back to important psychological level after recent push higher fizzles

Published 17:35 on May 19, 2026 / Last updated at 17:52 on May 19, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe)

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European carbon prices slid by 0.8% on Tuesday but held close to an important psychological level, as the market recoiled from Monday's initial surge towards the upper end of the current well-defined price channel, while energy markets recovered slightly from the previous session's drop as traders waited for signs of progress over the stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz.
European carbon prices slid by 0.8% on Tuesday but held close to an important psychological level, as the market recoiled from Monday's initial surge towards the upper end of the current well-defined price channel, while energy markets recovered slightly from the previous session's drop as traders waited for signs of progress over the stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz.


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