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description: "Commodity futures opened, with the main contract for shipping European routes down over 8%, and Shanghai aluminum, aluminum alloy, and crude oil down over 2%. The main contract for caustic soda rose over 5%, styrene and benzene rose over 4%, palm oil rose over 2%, and asphalt, soybean meal, and ethylene glycol rose over 1%"
datetime: "2026-03-06T01:00:12.000Z"
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Commodity futures opened, with the main contract for the European shipping index falling over 8%, and Shanghai aluminum, aluminum alloy, and crude oil dropping over 2%. The main contract for caustic soda rose over 5%, while styrene and benzene increased over 4%, palm oil rose over 2%, and asphalt, soybean meal, and ethylene glycol rose over 1%

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