As of the 23:00 close, China's domestic futures front-month contracts were
mostly lower. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and p-xylene (PX) fell over 2%; PTA
dropped nearly 2%; fuel oil, synthetic rubber, benzene and liquefied petroleum
gas (LPG) declined more than 1%; asphalt fell nearly 1%. On the upside, caustic
soda rose over 2%; ethylene glycol (EG) and glass gained over 1%; coke and
Soybean No.1 were up about 1%.