At the open, China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher. Polysilicon led gains, up about 7%. Container shipping on Europe routes climbed over 3%. Synthetic rubber and ethylene glycol (EG) rose about 3%. p-xylene, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), benzene, styrene (EB) and SC crude gained more than 2%. Decliners included stainless steel (SS) and red dates, which slipped modestly.

2026-08-17

At the open, China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher. Polysilicon led gains, up about 7%. Container shipping on Europe routes climbed over 3%. Synthetic rubber and ethylene glycol (EG) rose about 3%. p-xylene, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), benzene, styrene (EB) and SC crude gained more than 2%. Decliners included stainless steel (SS) and red dates, which slipped modestly.