December 29th News: On December 26th, the methanol overseas market remained stable: CFR Southeast Asia methanol market closed at USD 319.5-320.5 per ton. FOB US Gulf methanol market was closed; Europe FOB Rotterdam methanol market was closed. Chempricehub's analysis of methanol, with a long-short rating of -1, indicates that the overseas methanol market was stable, with CFR Southeast Asia prices closing at USD 319.5-320.5 per ton. The US Gulf and Europe Rotterdam markets were closed, having a neutral impact on spot prices and providing no new positive or negative drivers. Combined with domestic futures market data, the main methanol contract, such as MA2605, closed at CNY 2161 per ton, down by CNY 19.00, with trading volume reaching 1,029,119 lots and open interest decreasing by 12,197 lots, indicating increased short pressure. The stability of the overseas market failed to alleviate the domestic downtrend, with bearish sentiment dominating the market and futures prices under pressure, thus rating it as generally bearish.