Euro Markets: EUAs rise 1.5% amid options expiry positioning before easing to post marginal advance

Published 17:28 on June 24, 2026 / Last updated at 17:33 on June 24, 2026 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe)

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EUAs rose as much as 1.5% before falling back towards the week's lows on Wednesday as traders positioned themselves for the expiry of June options in the early afternoon and after weekly Commitment of Traders data showed speculative traders had increased their bullish bets last week by the most in nine months and ahead of the afternoon expiry of June options contracts.
EUAs rose as much as 1.5% before falling back towards the week's lows on Wednesday as traders positioned themselves for the expiry of June options in the early afternoon and after weekly Commitment of Traders data showed speculative traders had increased their bullish bets last week by the most in nine months and ahead of the afternoon expiry of June options contracts.


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