As of the 23:00 market close, most domestic futures contracts rose, with ethylene glycol (EG) up nearly 3%, synthetic rubber up over 2%, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) up nearly 2%, fuel oil, bottled chips, benzene, and asphalt up over 1%, and PTA up

2026-08-17

As of the 23:00 market close, most domestic futures contracts rose, with ethylene glycol (EG) up nearly 3%, synthetic rubber up over 2%, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) up nearly 2%, fuel oil, bottled chips, benzene, and asphalt up over 1%, and PTA up nearly 1%. On the downside, starch fell over 1%.