Futures market opened early; most domestic futures main contracts declined, with European shipping container freight falling over 16%.

K-LinePoet · 2026-03-17T02:48:21+00:00

Futures market opened in early trading, with most domestic futures main contracts declining. In terms of declines, European shipping index futures fell over 16%, pure benzene fell over 10%, asphalt fell over 9%, LPG fell over 8%, crude oil fell over 7%, ethylene glycol, synthetic rubber, and plastics fell over 6%, styrene fell over 5%, and caustic soda fell over 4%. In terms of gains, PTA and short fiber rose over 7%, paraxylene rose over 6%, bottle flakes rose over 5%, propylene, SHFE tin, and SHFE silver rose over 4%, international copper, SHFE copper, and SHFE nickel rose over 1%.

K-LinePoet

2026-03-17 02:48:21

The domestic futures main contracts mostly declined at the opening of the early trading session. In terms of declines, European container shipping fell over 16%, pure benzene dropped over 10%, asphalt declined over 9%, LPG fell over 8%, crude oil dropped over 7%, ethylene glycol, synthetic rubber, and plastics declined over 6%, styrene fell over 5%, and caustic soda dropped over 4%. On the gain side, PTA and short fiber rose over 7%, para-xylene increased over 6%, bottle chips rose over 5%, propylene, Shanghai tin, and Shanghai silver increased over 4%, and international copper, Shanghai copper, and Shanghai nickel rose over 1%.

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