At midday close, China's main onshore futures contracts were mostly higher. Europe-bound container freight surged over 10%. Monoethylene glycol (MEG) rose more than 6%, PTA gained over 5%, synthetic rubber and benzene climbed above 4%, while p‑xylene, SC crude oil and styrene (EB) advanced over 3%. Corn and starch fell more than 1%.

2026-08-17

At midday close, China's main onshore futures contracts were mostly higher. Europe-bound container freight surged over 10%. Monoethylene glycol (MEG) rose more than 6%, PTA gained over 5%, synthetic rubber and benzene climbed above 4%, while p‑xylene, SC crude oil and styrene (EB) advanced over 3%. Corn and starch fell more than 1%.