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China Commodities Daily Brief — 2026-09-08

As of 2026-09-08

On 2026-09-08, 76 of 445 commodities tracked on China's domestic spot market rose, 40 fell and 329 were unchanged. The strongest move was Polyamide 6 (Nylon 6) (+7.67%), followed by Diethylene Glycol (DEG) (+7.31%). The weakest was Dichloromethane (DCM) (-5.51%).

Market pulse

Down

Unchanged

329

Items

445

Top gainers

Commodity	Sector	Last	Change
Polyamide 6 (Nylon 6)	Rubber & Plastics	14,515.95	+7.67%
Diethylene Glycol (DEG)	Chemicals	10,781.74	+7.31%
Methanol	Chemicals	3,601.71	+6.07%
Coke	Energy	2,237.23	+5.18%
Dimethyl Carbonate (DMC)	Chemicals	6,125.23	+5.16%
Polyamide 66 (Nylon 66)	Rubber & Plastics	19,121.01	+5.14%
Dimethylformamide (DMF)	Chemicals	5,627.87	+4.85%
Nylon POY	Textiles	15,532.76	+4.37%
Polystyrene (PS)	Rubber & Plastics	10,711.77	+4.05%
Ethylene Oxide (EO)	Chemicals	8,612.04	+3.61%

Top decliners

Commodity	Sector	Last	Change
Dichloromethane (DCM)	Chemicals	2,148	-5.51%
Aniline	Chemicals	13,143.38	-2.96%
Acrylonitrile	Textiles	10,588.62	-2.31%
Propylene Oxide (PO)	Chemicals	9,913.86	-1.98%
Ferrosilicon	Steel	6,030.98	-1.17%
Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP)	Chemicals	4,135.78	-1.04%
Propylene Glycol (PG)	Chemicals	9,646.82	-1.03%
Cobalt	Non-ferrous Metals	302,934.83	-0.98%
Borax	Chemicals	6,048.46	-0.98%
Sulfur	Chemicals	8,138.13	-0.91%

By sector

Sector	Items	Up	Down	Unchanged	Avg. change
Chemicals	295	30	16	249	+0.11%
Non-ferrous Metals	28	8	10	10	+0.11%
Rubber & Plastics	18	11	3	4	+1.24%
Textiles	16	5	3	8	+0.70%
Steel	16	4	2	10	-0.07%
Energy	13	8	1	4	+0.92%
Agriculture & Byproducts	11	5	3	3	+0.23%
Building Materials	6	3	0	3	+0.53%
Other	2	0	0	2	0.00%

Equity indices

Index	Last	Previous	Change
CSI 300	4,555.56	4,575.17	-0.43%
SSE COMP	3,936.05	3,932.99	+0.08%
SZSE COMP	13,692.88	13,775.24	-0.60%
HSI 항셍	25,334.76	25,413.12	-0.31%
HSCEI	8,397.33	8,429.73	-0.38%
KOSPI	6,952.65	6,995.39	-0.61%
KOSDAQ	813.05	822.19	-1.11%
CHINEXT	3,356.69	3,398.26	-1.22%
STAR 50	1,591.79	1,615.71	-1.48%

2026-09-08 15:45 KST

FX

Pair	Last	Previous	Change
USD/KRW	1,344.81	1,344.88	-0.01%
CNY/KRW	200.45	200.40	+0.02%
JPY/KRW (100엔)	872.10	869.90	+0.25%
EUR/KRW	1,562.30	1,562.70	-0.03%
USD/CNY	6.7103	6.7001	+0.15%

China macro indicators

Indicator	Value	Previous	Period
Manufacturing PMI	51.5	50.9	2026-08
Non-Mfg PMI	49.0	49.0	2026-08
Caixin Services PMI	50.4	54.1	2026-07
GDP Growth (YoY)	4.3%	5.0	2026 Q2
CPI (YoY)	0.5%	1.0	2026-07
PPI (YoY)	+3.5%	4.1	2026-07
Urban Unemployment	5.2%	5.0	2026-07
LPR 1Y	3.00%	3.0	2026-08
Reserve Ratio (RRR)	7.50%	7.5	2026-08
Trade Balance	+$112.0B	126.0	2026-07
Retail Sales (MoM)	+0.06%	0.35	2026-07
USD/CNY	6.72	6.75	2026-09
SSE Composite	3,941	3832	2026-09

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