As of the 23:00 close, China's domestic futures front-month contracts were mostly lower. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and p-xylene (PX) fell over 2%; PTA dropped nearly 2%; fuel oil, synthetic rubber, benzene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) declined mo

2026-07-24

As of the 23:00 close, China's domestic futures front-month contracts were mostly lower. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and p-xylene (PX) fell over 2%; PTA dropped nearly 2%; fuel oil, synthetic rubber, benzene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) declined more than 1%; asphalt fell nearly 1%. On the upside, caustic soda rose over 2%; ethylene glycol (EG) and glass gained over 1%; coke and Soybean No.1 were up about 1%.