At the 23:00 close, China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher. Fuel oil rose about 4%, low‑sulfur fuel oil (LU) gained more than 2% and coking coal nearly 2%. PTA, paraxylene (PX), ethylene glycol (EG), PET chip and synthetic rubber advanced over 1%. Soda ash and caustic soda fell more than 1%; rapeseed oil dropped over 1% and soybean oil was down nearly 1%.

2026-07-21

At the 23:00 close, China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher. Fuel oil rose about 4%, low‑sulfur fuel oil (LU) gained more than 2% and coking coal nearly 2%. PTA, paraxylene (PX), ethylene glycol (EG), PET chip and synthetic rubber advanced over 1%. Soda ash and caustic soda fell more than 1%; rapeseed oil dropped over 1% and soybean oil was down nearly 1%.