Morning close: China’s most-active futures contracts were mostly lower. Methanol and propylene slid more than 6%; polypropylene and polysilicon fell over 5%; bitumen, ethylene glycol (EG), PTA and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) dropped over 4%. On the upside, stainless steel (SS) rose more than 2%; Shanghai silver and gold, Europe-route container freight and Shanghai tin gained over 1%; Shanghai lead and eggs were near 1% higher.

2026-06-16

Morning close: China’s most-active futures contracts were mostly lower. Methanol and propylene slid more than 6%; polypropylene and polysilicon fell over 5%; bitumen, ethylene glycol (EG), PTA and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) dropped over 4%. On the upside, stainless steel (SS) rose more than 2%; Shanghai silver and gold, Europe-route container freight and Shanghai tin gained over 1%; Shanghai lead and eggs were near 1% higher.