At midday closing, domestic futures contracts showed mixed results. Benzene and lithium carbonate rose over 6%, styrene (EB) and ethylene glycol (EG) rose over 5%, methanol rose over 4%, and PX, PTA, staple fiber, and bottled fiber rose over 3%. On t

2026-03-27

At midday closing, domestic futures contracts showed mixed results. Benzene and lithium carbonate rose over 6%, styrene (EB) and ethylene glycol (EG) rose over 5%, methanol rose over 4%, and PX, PTA, staple fiber, and bottled fiber rose over 3%. On the downside, container shipping to Europe fell over 3%, and caustic soda and Shanghai silver fell over 2%.