At the morning open, China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher. Fuel oil led gains, up over 5%; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) rose over 4%; Shanghai crude (SC) gained about 4%. Ethylene glycol (EG) and styrene (EB) advanced more than 3%. SHFE silver, asphalt and benzene climbed over 2%. Shanghai lead fell over 1% and soda ash slipped about 1%.

2026-07-15

At the morning open, China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher. Fuel oil led gains, up over 5%; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) rose over 4%; Shanghai crude (SC) gained about 4%. Ethylene glycol (EG) and styrene (EB) advanced more than 3%. SHFE silver, asphalt and benzene climbed over 2%. Shanghai lead fell over 1% and soda ash slipped about 1%.