At the morning close, China's most-active futures were mostly higher. Container shipping Europe-route futures jumped nearly 9%; mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) rose over 5%. Synthetic rubber and benzene gained more than 4%; PTA, p-xylene and low-sulfur fu

2026-08-17

At the morning close, China's most-active futures were mostly higher. Container shipping Europe-route futures jumped nearly 9%; mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) rose over 5%. Synthetic rubber and benzene gained more than 4%; PTA, p-xylene and low-sulfur fuel oil climbed around 4%. Lagging: corn, starch and lithium carbonate fell over 1%.