March 2 (Xinhua) — The mainstream spot quotation of xylene in East China is in the range of 5,800-5,820 yuan/ton, up from the average price of the previous trading day. Geopolitical conflicts have driven a sharp rise in crude oil, and toluene and xylene continue to be strong. Refineries are shipping smoothly, and holders are reluctant to sell and have strong price-raising sentiment today. It is expected that the market price will run strongly.