January 13th News
On January 13th, Dongying Fuhai Weilian Petrochemical increased the ex-factory price of pure benzene (petroleum benzene) by 50 yuan, with the latest quotation reaching 5,353 yuan/ton.

Chempricehub's analysis of pure benzene, with a bullish-bearish score of 1.5, indicates that the ex-factory price of pure benzene has been raised by 50 yuan to 5,353 yuan/ton, suggesting tightening supply or strengthening demand in the spot market, which directly benefits spot prices. Combined with futures data, the pure benzene contracts on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (e.g., the 2603 contract closed at 5,584 yuan, up 21 yuan; the 2604 contract closed at 5,638 yuan, up 31 yuan) generally rose, with stable or slightly increasing open interest, reflecting a strengthening bullish sentiment in the market.

Considering the positive factors in the spot market and the synchronized response in futures, the score of 1.5 (between moderately bullish and significantly bullish) suggests that prices are expected to maintain an upward trend in the short term.