Zhong Guo Hua Gong Bao·2025-08-05 02:43Group 1: Chemical Sector Performance - The chemical index and oil index primarily experienced a decline, while the chemical machinery index and chemical pharmaceutical index saw increases [1] - The chemical raw materials index fell by 1.60%, the chemical machinery index rose by 1.066%, the chemical pharmaceutical index increased by 5.11%, and the pesticide and fertilizer index dropped by 2.05% [1] - In the oil sector, the oil processing index decreased by 3.82%, the oil extraction index fell by 2.09%, and the oil trading index declined by 2.83% [1] Group 2: Oil Price Trends - International crude oil prices initially rose and then fell, with the overall average price significantly higher than the previous week [1] - As of August 1, the WTI crude oil futures settled at $67.33 per barrel, up 3.33% from July 25, while Brent crude oil futures settled at $69.67 per barrel, up 1.80% from July 25 [1] Group 3: Petrochemical Product Price Changes - The top five petrochemical products with price increases included liquid chlorine up 12.72%, soft foam polyether up 10.42%, epoxy chloropropane up 8.84%, coke up 8.06%, and epoxy propane up 7.47% [1] - The top five petrochemical products with price declines included methyl acrylate down 5.88%, natural rubber down 5.77%, battery-grade lithium carbonate down 5.48%, butadiene rubber down 4.78%, and butadiene down 4.71% [1] Group 4: Capital Market Performance of Chemical Companies - The top five listed chemical companies with the highest stock price increases were Upwind New Materials up 39.37%, Honghe Technology up 22.07%, Songjing Co. up 19.97%, Ketaobiotech up 18.88%, and Asia-Pacific Industry up 17.43% [2] - The top five listed chemical companies with the largest stock price declines were Poly United down 16.35%, Weike Technology down 13.75%, Gaozheng Mining down 13.75%, New Tide Energy down 12.99%, and Yahua Group down 11.80% [2]