Asian Isomer Mixed Xylene: Prices fall on November offers / Crude futures fall on diplomatic signals / East China inventories remain tight at 5,000 mt: source

Oct 12, 2026

Asian isomer mixed xylene was assessed at $1,220/mt FOB Korea on Oct. 9, down $13/mt day over day, while the CFR Taiwan and CFR China markers closed at $1,255/mt and $1,237/mt, respectively. Crude oil futures fell slightly during Asian afternoon trading Oct. 9 after US President Donald Trump announced a preference for a more diplomatic approach to resolving the conflict, easing fears of further escalation. At 3:33 pm Singapore time (0733 GMT), the ICE December Brent futures contract fell $1.07/barrel (1.03%) from the previous close to $103.21/b, while the NYMEX November light sweet crude contract fell 81 cents/b (0.89%) from the previous close to $90.68/b. Isomer-MX prices were down from a multiyear high on Oct. 8, when they hit the highest level in over four years, reported earlier. November-loading offers...

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