At midday close, China domestic futures' main contracts were mostly lower. P-xylene, methanol, propylene and ethylene glycol hit daily down limits; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) fell about 9%, fuel oil about 8%, Shanghai crude (SC) about 6%; synthetic rub

2026-08-26

At midday close, China domestic futures' main contracts were mostly lower. P-xylene, methanol, propylene and ethylene glycol hit daily down limits; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) fell about 9%, fuel oil about 8%, Shanghai crude (SC) about 6%; synthetic rubber, benzene, Europe-route container freight, PTA, polypropylene and bottle-grade PET chips dropped over 5%. Rapeseed meal rose more than 3%, soybean meal over 2% and soybean No.2 nearly 2%.