光大期货能化商品日报-20251224

1. Report Industry Investment Rating There is no information about the industry investment rating in the provided content. 2. Core Views of the Report - All the analyzed energy - chemical products are expected to show an oscillatory trend, including crude oil, fuel oil, asphalt, polyester, rubber, methanol, polyolefins, and polyvinyl chloride [1][2][4][6][7]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Research Views - Crude Oil: On Tuesday, oil prices continued to rise. WTI February contract closed up $0.37 to $58.38 per barrel (0.64% increase), Brent February contract closed up $0.31 to $62.38 per barrel (0.50% increase), and SC2602 closed at 442.3 yuan per barrel, up 0.6 yuan per barrel (0.14% increase). The total number of oil and gas rigs increased by 3 to 545, but was still 44 less than the same period last year (7.5% decrease). The US Q3 GDP growth was higher than expected, and geopolitical factors led to a slight increase in oil prices. With the Christmas holiday approaching, trading volume will be light [1]. - Fuel Oil: On Tuesday, the main fuel oil contracts on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose. In November, China's bonded marine fuel oil exports increased month - on - month but decreased year - on - year, while imports increased significantly month - on - month but decreased year - on - year. The low - sulfur fuel oil market structure strengthened slightly, and the high - sulfur fuel oil market had some support. The arrival of low - sulfur fuel oil from the Western market is expected to decline in December, but may rebound in January [2]. - Asphalt: On Tuesday, the main asphalt contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose. Affected by the tense relationship between the US and Venezuela, the cost of asphalt was strongly supported, but terminal demand was weak, and refinery shipments were blocked. Considering limited supply increase and low inventory, the downward price space is limited [2]. - Polyester: TA605 rose 0.83%, EG2605 fell 3%. PX futures rose 0.61%. Polyester production cuts are being implemented, demand is in the off - season, and the demand for raw materials has decreased. It is expected that PX and TA prices will rebound in the short term, but the rebound space is limited, and the upward pressure on ethylene glycol prices is high [4]. - Rubber: On Tuesday, the main rubber contracts on the Shanghai Futures Exchange showed mixed performance. In November, EU passenger car sales increased, and global natural rubber production and consumption decreased. Domestic rubber production entered the off - season, overseas raw material supply is expected to increase, downstream demand weakened at the end of the year, and tire inventory continued to accumulate. It is expected that rubber prices will oscillate [4][6]. - Methanol: On Tuesday, methanol prices showed different trends in different regions. The domestic production of methanol was at a high level, and Iranian supply was low. The demand from MTO devices decreased. It is expected that methanol prices will oscillate at the bottom [6]. - Polyolefins: On Tuesday, polyolefin prices showed different trends. Supply will remain high, and downstream orders and production started to weaken. It is expected that polyolefins will show an oscillatory and weakening trend [6][7]. - Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): On Tuesday, PVC prices in East, North, and South China increased. Some devices are planned to reduce production this week, and domestic real - estate construction will slow down, leading to a decline in the demand for pipes and profiles. It is expected that PVC prices will oscillate at the bottom [7]. 3.2 Daily Data Monitoring - The report provides the basis data of various energy - chemical products on December 23, 2025, including spot price, futures price, basis, basis rate, and their changes compared with the previous day, as well as the quantile of the latest basis rate in historical data [8]. 3.3 Market News - The US Q3 GDP grew at an annualized rate of 4.3% quarter - on - quarter, higher than Q2 and market expectations, mainly due to increased consumer spending, exports, and government spending [11]. - The US will keep the oil on the seized tanker, which may be sold or used for strategic reserves. Although Venezuela's exports are threatened, its oil exports are still higher than recent levels [11]. 3.4 Chart Analysis - 4.1 Main Contract Prices: The report presents the closing price charts of main contracts of various energy - chemical products from 2021 to 2025, including crude oil, fuel oil, low - sulfur fuel oil, asphalt, LPG, PTA, ethylene glycol, short - fiber, LLDPE, polypropylene, PVC, methanol, styrene, 20 - grade rubber, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, European container shipping, p - xylene, and bottle chips [13][14][15][16][18][19][21][23][25][27][30]. - 4.2 Main Contract Basis: The report shows the basis charts of main contracts of various energy - chemical products from 2021 to 2025, including crude oil, fuel oil, low - sulfur fuel oil, asphalt, ethylene glycol, PP, LLDPE, natural rubber, 20 - grade rubber, p - xylene, synthetic rubber, and bottle chips [31][32][33][36][37][39][42][43]. - 4.3 Inter - period Contract Spreads: The report provides the spread charts of inter - period contracts of various energy - chemical products, including fuel oil, asphalt, European container shipping index, PTA, ethylene glycol, PP, LLDPE, and natural rubber [44][45][47][51][54][57][59]. - 4.4 Inter - product Spreads: The report shows the spread and ratio charts of different products, including crude oil internal and external spreads, crude oil B - W spreads, fuel oil high - low sulfur spreads, fuel oil/asphalt ratio, BU/SC ratio, ethylene glycol - PTA spread, PP - LLDPE spread, and natural rubber - 20 - grade rubber spread [61][63][65][71]. - 4.5 Production Profits: The report presents the production profit charts of LLDPE and PP [68]. 3.5 Team Member Introduction - Zhong Meiyan: Assistant Director and Energy - Chemical Director of Everbright Futures Research Institute, with over a decade of experience in futures derivatives market research, has won multiple awards [73]. - Du Bingqin: Analyst of crude oil, natural gas, fuel oil, asphalt, and shipping at Everbright Futures Research Institute, with rich research experience and multiple awards [74]. - Di Yilin: Analyst of natural rubber and polyester at Everbright Futures Research Institute, with relevant research achievements and media exposure [75]. - Peng Haibo: Analyst of methanol, propylene, pure benzene, PE, PP, and PVC at Everbright Futures Research Institute, with industry experience and relevant awards [76].