President Trump, asked whether the US could again see $2/gallon gasoline, said you will see lower prices.

China's People's Armed Police and Vietnam's Mobile Police will hold the joint "Cooperation-2026" counterterrorism exercise in Hanoi in early to mid-November. Drills will focus on bomb search-and-disposal (EOD), ground mobility operations and high-rise building breach tactics. This is the second exercise in the series, aimed at deepening bilateral counterterror cooperation and improving joint operational capability.

China domestic front-month futures were mostly lower at the 23:00 close. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), asphalt, fuel oil and benzene fell more than 5%; LPG dropped nearly 5%. Monthly average prices of bottle-grade PET chips, styrene (EB), para-xylene and polypropylene (PP) were down over 4%. Caustic soda rose more than 1% and glass gained nearly 1%.