Night session opened; China’s main futures were mostly higher. Ethylene glycol (EG) rose >3%. Benzene, PTA and Shanghai crude (SC) gained >2%. Asphalt up ~2%. Fuel oil, PET flakes, LPG, propylene, plastics and BR rubber rose >1%. Starch fell nearly 1

2026-08-17

Night session opened; China’s main futures were mostly higher. Ethylene glycol (EG) rose >3%. Benzene, PTA and Shanghai crude (SC) gained >2%. Asphalt up ~2%. Fuel oil, PET flakes, LPG, propylene, plastics and BR rubber rose >1%. Starch fell nearly 1%.