B[Rubber prices soar, more than 60 tire companies collectively increase prices] October 9th, since the beginning of this year, rubber prices have continued to rise. As of the close of October 8th, the main rubber contract price on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was 20,145 yuan per ton, with a cumulative increase of more than 28% during the year, at a nine-year high. Tires are the largest downstream product of natural rubber. The increase in the price of rubber raw materials directly affects the costs and benefits of the tire industry. According to statistics, since September, more than 60 tire companies have issued more than 70 price increase letters, covering all categories of all-steel tires, semi-steel tires, and engineering tires. The price adjustment range is generally between 2% and 5%. Thanks to the continued expansion of domestic new energy vehicles in overseas markets, the tire industry is focusing on the high-end supporting market, hedging against the uncertainty of changes in raw material costs by increasing product value and building technical barriers. (CCTV Finance) B[Most domestic commodity futures closed up, with No. 20 TSR up nearly 6%] On September 30, most domestic commodity futures closed up, with TSR 20 up nearly 6%, rubber up over 5%, PVC up over 4%, BR rubber up nearly 4%, alumina, soybean, and palladium up over 2%, and vegetable oil, methanol, pigs, styrene, and Shanghai gold up over 1%. In terms of decline, asphalt fell by more than 3%, European container lines fell by more than 2%, and apple, cotton, and pulp fell by more than 1%. B[Shanghai Futures Exchange: Further Expand the Scope of Commodity Futures and Options Trading for Qualified Foreign Investors] With the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, starting from trading on September 28, 2026 (i.e., the opening of trading at 9:00 on that day), the Shanghai Futures Exchange will further expand the scope of tradable products for qualified foreign institutional investors and RMB qualified foreign institutional investors (collectively referred to as qualified foreign investors), and the following commodity futures and options will be newly opened: 1. Alumina, cast aluminum alloy, butadiene rubber, and offset printing paper futures; 2. Alumina, cast aluminum alloy, butadiene rubber, and offset printing paper options. B[Most domestic commodity futures ended lower Asphalt and crude oil fell more than 4%] On September 23, most domestic commodity futures closed down. No. 20 rubber rose more than 3%, rubber rose more than 2%, container European lines and BR rubber rose more than 1%, asphalt and crude oil fell more than 4%, ethylene glycol, staple fiber, methanol, and lithium carbonate fell more than 3%. Bottle flakes, plastics, PTA, paraxylene fell more than 2%, and liquefied gas, styrene, fuel oil, pure benzene, alumina, and palm oil fell more than 1%. BSeptember 18th, according to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, copper inventories increased by 1,293 tons this week, aluminum inventories decreased by 26,729 tons, zinc inventories decreased by 898 tons, lead inventories decreased by 3,685 tons, nickel inventories decreased by 2,138 tons, tin inventories decreased by 593 tons, and natural rubber inventories increased by 1,660 tons. B[Most of the main domestic futures contracts fell, SC crude oil rose nearly 12%] On September 14, most of the main domestic futures contracts fell, SC crude oil rose by nearly 12%, polysilicon rose by nearly 4%, asphalt, European container lines, and fuel oil rose by more than 3%, glass and soda ash fell by more than 5%, caustic soda fell by nearly 4%, Shanghai tin fell by more than 3%, synthetic rubber, No. 20 rubber, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fell by more than 2%, and rubber fell by nearly 2%. BSeptember 11th, according to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, copper inventories decreased by 8,220 tons this week, aluminum inventories decreased by 17,019 tons, zinc inventories increased by 1,253 tons, lead inventories decreased by 863 tons, nickel inventories decreased by 847 tons, tin inventories increased by 1,153 tons, and natural rubber inventories decreased by 74 tons. B[Domestic commodity futures closed mixed, crude oil rose more than 6%] On September 10th, domestic commodity futures closed mixed, crude oil rose more than 6%, pure benzene rose by 6%, styrene rose more than 5%, asphalt and propylene rose more than 3%, fuel oil, paraxylene, bottle flakes rose more than 2%, containerized European lines, staple fibers, plastics, Shanghai tin, Shanghai silver, liquefied gas, platinum, caustic soda rose more than 1%. In terms of decline, red dates, peanuts, and rapeseed oil fell by more than 2%, while polysilicon, pulp, industrial silicon, pigs, BR rubber, palm oil, alumina, and cotton fell by more than 1%. B[The main domestic futures contracts rose or fell, pure benzene closed the daily limit] On September 10, the main domestic futures contracts rose or fell, pure benzene closed the daily limit, SC crude oil and styrene (EB) rose by more than 5%, propylene and fuel oil rose by more than 3%, and plastics, asphalt, paraxylene, and polypropylene rose by more than 2.5%. In terms of decline, rapeseed oil fell by more than 2%, and palm oil, synthetic rubber, peanuts, pigs, coke, pulp, rapeseed meal, red dates, manganese silicon, etc. fell by more than 1%. B[Domestic commodity futures opened mixed] On September 8, domestic commodity futures opened mixed, with asphalt, methanol, and No. 20 rubber rising by more than 2%, and palm oil, Shanghai silver, rubber, soybean oil, and eggs rising by more than 1%. In terms of decline, soda ash fell by more than 2%, and glass, manganese silicon, caustic soda, and polysilicon fell by more than 1%. B[The main domestic futures contracts were mixed, with manganese silicon, ferrosilicon, and lithium carbonate falling by more than 4%] On September 7, the main domestic futures contracts were mixed, with manganese silicon, ferrosilicon, and lithium carbonate falling by more than 4%, coking coal falling by more than 3%, and coke falling by nearly 3%. In terms of growth, synthetic rubber rose by more than 5%, No. 20 rubber and European container lines rose by more than 2%, and rubber and eggs rose by nearly 2%. BSeptember 4th, according to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, copper inventories decreased by 9,428 tons this week, aluminum inventories decreased by 26,796 tons, zinc inventories decreased by 5,008 tons, lead inventories increased by 697 tons, nickel inventories decreased by 728 tons, tin inventories increased by 118 tons, and natural rubber inventories decreased by 318 tons.
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