Asia Naphtha/Gasoline — Naphtha prices ease; South Korean buyer surfaces
NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (Reuters) — Asia's naphtha prices paused their rally on Tuesday after the crude oil benchmark weakened but still traded above $1,000 per metric ton amid high freight costs. The crack declined by about $22 to $222 per ton over Brent crude. The price structure remained steeply backwardated at $21 a ton.