The petroleum and chemical sector indices diverged

Last week (October 17~21), the trend of petroleum and chemical sector indexes diverged.

In terms of chemical industry, the chemical and pharmaceutical index rose by 1.
47%, the chemical raw materials index fell by 2.
03%, the pesticide and fertilizer index fell by 4.
07%, and the chemical machinery index rose by 1.
67%; In terms of oil, the oil trade index rose by 4.
54%, the oil exploration index fell by 0.
46%, and the oil processing index fell by 0.
11%.

In terms of energy, international crude oil prices first fell and then rose last week, showing an overall shock pattern
.
As of October 21, the settlement price of the main contract of New York crude oil futures was $85.
05 / barrel, down 0.
65% from the previous month; The main Brent crude oil futures contract settled at $93.
50/barrel, up 2.
04%
month-on-month.

From the perspective of the chemical spot market, the top five petrochemical products were pyrite up 6.
82%, sulfuric acid up 5.
41%, p-nitrochlorobenzene up 5.
10%, pure diphenylmethane diisocyanate up 3.
81%, solid caustic soda up 3.
30%; The top five petrochemical products were liquid chlorine down 19.
32%, acrylic acid down 11.
18%, dimethyl carbonate down 9.
16%, acetic acid down 8.
97%, and butyl acrylate down 7.
85%.

From the perspective of the capital market, the top five listed chemical companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen last week were Ruifeng New Materials up 26.
33%, Yuanli shares up 18.
80%, Lily up 17.
36%, *ST Chengxing up 14.
90%, and Pulit up 12.
64%; The top five listed chemical companies that fell were Sailun Tire down 18.
40%, Xinyangfeng down 12.
83%, Xinhecheng down 12.
71%, Wanwei Gaoxin down 12.
05%, and Cangzhou Dahua down 11.
81%.