As of the 23:00 market close, most domestic futures contracts rose, with fuel oil up nearly 5%, asphalt up nearly 4%, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) up over 3%, and propylene, polypropylene (monthly average), plastics, paraxylene, and staple fiber all up o

2026-10-28

As of the 23:00 market close, most domestic futures contracts rose, with fuel oil up nearly 5%, asphalt up nearly 4%, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) up over 3%, and propylene, polypropylene (monthly average), plastics, paraxylene, and staple fiber all up over 2%. On the downside, caustic soda fell over 2%, while rubber, soda ash, and TSR20 rubber fell over 1%.