January 7th News: On January 6th, the closing price of para-xylene (PX) in the U.S. market rose by $19 per ton, reaching $954–964 per ton FOB U.S. Gulf. Chempricehub's analysis of PX, with a long-short score of 1.5, indicates that the spot price of para-xylene in the U.S. region increased significantly by $19 per ton on January 6th, closing at $954–964 per ton FOB U.S. Gulf. This rise of approximately 2% reflects tight market supply and demand or increased demand, which has provided a clear positive impetus to spot prices. Combined with PX futures data from the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, the settlement price of the main contract, such as 2603, rose by 94 yuan to 7,322 yuan per ton, with an increase in open interest, indicating synchronized bullish sentiment in the futures market. It is expected that the rise in spot prices will drive further upward movement in futures prices, creating an overall bullish trend for long positions.