Last week, the oil and chemical indexes rose across the board.
In the chemical sector, the chemical raw material index rose by 3.61%, the chemical machinery and chemical pharmaceutical index rose almost flat, the pesticide and fertilizer index rose by 2.63%; in the oil sector, the petroleum processing index rose by 1.99%, and the oil exploration The index rose by 5.84% and the oil trade index rose by 2.58%.
In terms of energy, international crude oil prices continued to rise last week. As of the close on July 14, the settlement price of the main contract of West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil Futures (WTI) on the New York Mercantile Exchange was US$76.89/barrel, a month-on-month increase of 7.09%; the settlement price of the main contract of Intercontinental Exchange Brent Crude Oil Futures (Brent) It was 81.36 US dollars per barrel, up 6.33% from the previous month.
Looking at the chemical spot market, last week, the top four petrochemical products were liquid chlorine, which rose by 91.43%, alkylate oil, which rose by 21.89%, mixed aromatics, which rose by 14.91%, and paraquat, which rose by 42% and mother liquor, by 13.27%; The petrochemical products with the top four declines were vitamin K3 down 6.89%, pentafluoroethane down 4.44%, liquefied natural gas down 3.89%, and potassium chloride down 3.53%.
From the perspective of the capital market, last week, the top five listed chemical companies in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets were Yongyue Technology, which rose 27.52%, Lanfeng Biochemical, which rose 26.29%, Sanfu, which rose 24.64%, and Zhongman Petroleum. Up 17.65%, Sanmei shares rose 17.54%; the top five listed chemical companies with the largest declines were Huaxi shares fell 12.1%, Hengguang shares fell 9.14%, Shuangxing New Materials fell 9.11%, Nongshim Technology fell 8.87%, Rongda Photosensitive down 8.49%. (Luo Iowa)