As of 23:00 local close, China’s main onshore futures front-month contracts were
mostly higher. Ethylene glycol (EG) rose over 4%, fuel oil gained more than 3%,
rapeseed oil climbed over 2%; asphalt, coke, soda ash, 20‑grade rubber,
synthetic rubber and propylene were up over 1%. On the downside, PTA and iron
ore fell over 1%, while paraxylene slipped about 1%.