As of the 23:00 close, China's main futures mostly rose. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) advanced more than 3%; asphalt and LPG gained over 2%; plastics, PX, PTA, propylene and fuel oil rose above 1%. On the downside, iron ore dropped nearly 3%; coke, cooki

2026-07-31

As of the 23:00 close, China's main futures mostly rose. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) advanced more than 3%; asphalt and LPG gained over 2%; plastics, PX, PTA, propylene and fuel oil rose above 1%. On the downside, iron ore dropped nearly 3%; coke, cooking coal, soda ash and glass fell more than 1%; pulp and rebar slipped about 1%.