By the 23:00 close, China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher: fuel oil up nearly 5%, asphalt up nearly 4%, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) up over 3%; propylene, polypropylene (monthly average), plastics, para-xylene (PX) and short fiber rose more than 2%. On the downside, caustic soda fell over 2%, while rubber, soda ash and 20# rubber declined more than 1%.

2026-10-28

By the 23:00 close, China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher: fuel oil up nearly 5%, asphalt up nearly 4%, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) up over 3%; propylene, polypropylene (monthly average), plastics, para-xylene (PX) and short fiber rose more than 2%. On the downside, caustic soda fell over 2%, while rubber, soda ash and 20# rubber declined more than 1%.