May 13 News
In East China, the mainstream spot quotation range for xylene is 7,230–7,400 yuan/ton, up 50 yuan/ton from the previous trading day. In the prior trading day, both toluene and xylene markets experienced narrow-range fluctuations. Overnight, international crude oil prices surged significantly, providing strong support to the spot market and notably strengthening market participants' price-holding willingness. Meanwhile, steady export demand and satisfactory profitability in certain downstream sectors further boosted trading sentiment.

Chempricehub Review: Mixed Xylene
Long/Short Score: 1
The mainstream spot quotation for mixed xylene in East China ranges from 7,230 to 7,400 yuan/ton, up 50 yuan/ton from the previous trading day. The sharp overnight rise in international crude oil provided robust cost-side support, significantly enhancing market participants' price-holding willingness. Combined with steady export demand and good downstream profitability, the trading atmosphere improved, which is generally favorable for mixed xylene prices.

Toluene
Long/Short Score: 0.5
The toluene market previously showed a narrow-range volatile trend. The substantial overnight increase in international crude oil lent cost-side support to the toluene market, moderately lifting price-holding willingness. This constitutes a slight positive impact on toluene prices.