At the morning open on China’s futures market, main contracts were mostly higher. Polysilicon and stainless steel led gains, up more than 2%. Container freight on Europe routes, polypropylene (PP), plastics, the PP monthly-average contract, glass and

2026-08-04

At the morning open on China’s futures market, main contracts were mostly higher. Polysilicon and stainless steel led gains, up more than 2%. Container freight on Europe routes, polypropylene (PP), plastics, the PP monthly-average contract, glass and methanol rose over 1%. Decliners included red dates, palladium, fuel oil and Shanghai lead, down more than 1%, while SC crude, soda ash and Shanghai zinc fell around 1%.