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China Commodities Daily Brief — 2026-09-14

As of 2026-09-14

On 2026-09-14, 78 of 445 commodities tracked on China's domestic spot market rose, 71 fell and 296 were unchanged. The strongest move was Chlorobenzene (+10.50%), followed by Maleic Anhydride (+9.35%). The weakest was Sulfur (-5.79%).

Market pulse

Down

Unchanged

296

Items

445

Top gainers

Commodity	Sector	Last	Change
Chlorobenzene	Chemicals	6,639.28	+10.50%
Maleic Anhydride	Chemicals	9,513.30	+9.35%
Carbon Black	Chemicals	12,796.46	+8.69%
Aluminum Chloride	Chemicals	1,254.25	+8.68%
Ethylene Oxide (EO)	Chemicals	9,212.88	+6.98%
Chloroform	Chemicals	2,319.91	+5.30%
1,4-Butanediol (BDO)	Chemicals	8,870.73	+5.04%
Dimethylformamide (DMF)	Chemicals	5,888.23	+4.63%
Liquid Ammonia	Chemicals	2,910.74	+4.56%
Fuel Oil	Energy	810.81	+4.52%

Top decliners

Commodity	Sector	Last	Change
Sulfur	Chemicals	7,880.02	-5.79%
Phenol	Chemicals	9,087.70	-5.71%
Propylene	Chemicals	9,631.13	-4.31%
Toluene	Chemicals	8,528.59	-3.58%
Triethylene Glycol (TEG)	Chemicals	8,687.15	-2.96%
LPG	Energy	7,657.65	-2.86%
Diethylene Glycol (DEG)	Chemicals	10,434.59	-2.80%
Lithium Hydroxide (Battery Grade)	Chemicals	113,158.20	-2.59%
Crude Oil	Energy	100.15	-2.37%
Hydrochloric Acid	Chemicals	183.59	-2.22%

By sector

Sector	Items	Up	Down	Unchanged	Avg. change
Chemicals	295	53	29	213	+0.31%
Non-ferrous Metals	28	2	10	16	-0.30%
Rubber & Plastics	18	6	6	6	+0.09%
Textiles	16	4	1	11	+0.13%
Steel	16	2	9	5	-0.22%
Energy	13	3	6	4	+0.01%
Agriculture & Byproducts	11	4	7	0	-0.20%
Building Materials	6	2	0	4	+0.36%
Other	2	0	0	2	0.00%

Equity indices

Index	Last	Previous	Change
CSI 300	4,479.47	4,480.13	-0.01%
SSE COMP	3,881.41	3,884.94	-0.09%
SZSE COMP	13,389.63	13,384.72	+0.04%
HSI 항셍	24,860.01	24,917.60	-0.23%
HSCEI	8,271.99	8,284.58	-0.15%
KOSPI	6,684.14	6,677.81	+0.09%
KOSDAQ	820.92	807.00	+1.72%
CHINEXT	3,279.62	3,286.75	-0.22%
STAR 50	1,555.65	1,527.80	+1.82%

2026-09-15 13:00 KST

FX

Pair	Last	Previous	Change
USD/KRW	1,353.53	1,346.10	+0.55%
CNY/KRW	201.86	200.62	+0.62%
JPY/KRW (100엔)	873.20	870.30	+0.33%
EUR/KRW	1,561.40	1,554.30	+0.46%
USD/CNY	6.7089	6.6980	+0.16%

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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