29 Jan 2024
More buyers have gone off on holidays and making preparations to usher into the Lunar New Year, resulting in a less active market.
In the span of two weeks, the Rupiah depreciated 1.9% to 15,756 to a dollar on 29 January 2024. A weaker local currency elevated commodity traded in that currency. However, buyers are not entirely fixated on the currency fluctuations.
As reported earlier, more converters in the PP and PE sectors are scheduled to take off for the Lunar New Year holiday this week, therefore, trading sentiment might continue to weaken in the coming days.
As more buyers started to take off for the Lunar New Year holiday, Shenhua escalated the effort to deplete more on-hand inventory ahead of the month-end closing.
26 Jan 2024
Data from CommoPlast showed spot naphtha traded based on CFR Japan terms gained about 4.5% within January alone as the Red Sea crisis curtailed shipments from Europe.
While the local demand is not up to expectation, Chinese sellers gain advantage in the export market by maintaining ethylene-based PVC offers stable
Speculations are rife among buyers, with expectations of more discounts as a greater number of market participants take leave for the impending holiday season.
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