At the opening of the morning session, most domestic futures contracts rose, with SC crude oil up nearly 5%, fuel oil and ethylene glycol (EG) up nearly 4%, container shipping to Europe up over 3%, synthetic rubber and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) u

2026-08-18

At the opening of the morning session, most domestic futures contracts rose, with SC crude oil up nearly 5%, fuel oil and ethylene glycol (EG) up nearly 4%, container shipping to Europe up over 3%, synthetic rubber and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) up nearly 3%, and asphalt and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) up over 2%. On the downside, Shanghai tin and starch fell over 1%, while international copper, eggs, and Shanghai copper fell nearly 1%.