By the morning close, China's front-month futures were mostly higher: benzene, fuel oil, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), styrene (EB) and SC crude were up more than 5%; methanol gained nearly 5%; propylene and polypropylene rose over 4%. Lagging were stainless steel (SS), down nearly 2%, and Shanghai silver, lithium carbonate and asphalt, each down about 1%.

2026-07-08

By the morning close, China's front-month futures were mostly higher: benzene, fuel oil, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), styrene (EB) and SC crude were up more than 5%; methanol gained nearly 5%; propylene and polypropylene rose over 4%. Lagging were stainless steel (SS), down nearly 2%, and Shanghai silver, lithium carbonate and asphalt, each down about 1%.