Most domestic commodity futures closed higher on April 7, with ethylene glycol hitting the daily limit up.

NightAirdropper · 2026-04-08T20:50:25+00:00

On April 7, domestic commodity futures closed, with most of the front-month contracts rising. The energy and chemical sector led the gains: ethylene glycol hit the daily limit up, up 11%; methanol and plastic rose by more than 8%; polypropylene and plastic rose by more than 7%; pure benzene and BR rubber rose by more than 3%; and China Europe Containerized Freight Index (European line), styrene, fuel oil, and short fiber rose by more than 2%. In terms of declines, polysilicon fell by more than 4%, red dates dropped by nearly 4%, apples fell by more than 3%, and caustic soda and live hogs fell by nearly 3%.

NightAirdropper

2026-04-08 20:50:25

On April 7, domestic commodity futures closed higher overall, with most benchmark contracts ending up; the chemical and energy materials sector led the gains. Ethylene glycol hit the daily limit up, up 11%; methanol and plastic rose more than 8%; polypropylene and plastic rose more than 7%; pure benzene and BR rubber rose more than 3%; containerized freight—Europe route, styrene, fuel oil, and short fiber rose more than 2%. On the downside, polycrystalline silicon fell more than 4%, jujube dropped nearly 4%, apples fell more than 3%, and caustic soda and live hogs fell nearly 3%.

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