As of the 23:00 market close, most domestic futures contracts rose, with asphalt up over 3%, plastics, fuel oil, propylene, and ethylene glycol (EG) up over 2%, and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) up nearly 2%. On the downside, soda ash and coking coal fell

2026-07-13

As of the 23:00 market close, most domestic futures contracts rose, with asphalt up over 3%, plastics, fuel oil, propylene, and ethylene glycol (EG) up over 2%, and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) up nearly 2%. On the downside, soda ash and coking coal fell over 1%, while pulp and caustic soda fell nearly 1%.

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