Early session in China futures saw mixed moves: ethylene glycol (EG), Europe-route container freight and Shanghai crude (SC) fell more than 5%; LPG, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), fuel oil, bottle-grade PET and polypropylene dropped over 3%. On the upside, platinum and palladium rose over 4%, Shanghai silver gained more than 3%, Shanghai lead nearly 2%, urea and coking coal up over 1%, and Shanghai zinc, Shanghai gold, international copper and polysilicon up about 1%.

2026-08-05

Early session in China futures saw mixed moves: ethylene glycol (EG), Europe-route container freight and Shanghai crude (SC) fell more than 5%; LPG, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), fuel oil, bottle-grade PET and polypropylene dropped over 3%. On the upside, platinum and palladium rose over 4%, Shanghai silver gained more than 3%, Shanghai lead nearly 2%, urea and coking coal up over 1%, and Shanghai zinc, Shanghai gold, international copper and polysilicon up about 1%.