Group 1: Chemical Industry Performance - The chemical raw materials index increased by 4.45%, the chemical machinery index rose by 2.16%, the chemical pharmaceuticals index grew by 0.94%, and the pesticide and fertilizer index surged by 5.43% during the week of July 21 to 25 [1] - The oil processing index increased by 3.53%, while the oil extraction index decreased by 1.86%, and the oil trading index rose by 1.20% [1] Group 2: Oil Price Trends - As of July 25, the WTI crude oil futures settled at $65.16 per barrel, down 3.24% from July 18, while Brent crude oil futures settled at $68.44 per barrel, down 1.21% from July 18 [1] Group 3: Petrochemical Product Price Changes - The top five petrochemical products with price increases were Vitamin D3 (up 12.12%), battery-grade lithium carbonate (up 11.62%), organic silicon DMC (up 11.61%), raw rubber (up 9.76%), and 107 glue (up 8.33%) [1] - The top five petrochemical products with price decreases were Atrazine (down 14.73%), methyl acrylate (down 9.47%), hydrochloric acid (down 6.32%), cracked carbon nine (down 5.84%), and folic acid (down 5.66%) [1] Group 4: Capital Market Performance of Chemical Companies - The top five performing listed chemical companies were Shangwei New Materials (up 97.37%), Yokogawa Precision (up 64.42%), Poly United (up 52.73%), Gaozheng Mining Explosives (up 39.83%), and Subote (up 31.83%) [2] - The bottom five performing listed chemical companies were Pioneer New Materials (down 11.67%), Dazhongnan (down 9.90%), Qide New Materials (down 9.61%), Yueyang Xingchang (down 9.38%), and Qingdao Jinwang (down 8.50%) [2]
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