By the 23:00 close, China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher: fuel oil
up nearly 5%, asphalt up nearly 4%, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) up over 3%;
propylene, polypropylene (monthly average), plastics, para-xylene (PX) and short
fiber rose more than 2%. On the downside, caustic soda fell over 2%, while
rubber, soda ash and 20# rubber declined more than 1%.