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Sinochem New Network News: Last week (from November 17 to 21), except for the indices related to petroleum processing and oil extraction, which rose, all of the other 5 indices declined. Specifically, in the chemicals sector, the chemicals raw materials index has fallen by 8.61% on a cumulative basis, the chemical machinery index has dropped by 7.11%, the chemical pharmaceuticals index has declined by 6.63%, and the pesticides and fertilizers index has fallen by 5.94% ； In the oil sector, the oil processing index has risen by 1.4% on a cumulative basis, the oil extraction index has risen by 0.67%, while the oil trading index has fallen by 4.96% on a cumulative basis. Last week, the *** government urged Ukraine and Russia to reach a peace agreement to end the three-year-long war, which turned sentiment in the crude oil market toward pessimism; coupled with a stronger U.S. dollar, this led to a decline in crude oil prices. As of November 21, the settlement price of the WTI crude oil futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange was $58.06 per barrel, a decrease of 3.38% compared to November 14 ； The settlement price of the main Brent crude oil futures contract on the Intercontinental Exchange was $62.56 per barrel, a decrease of 2.84% from November 14. In terms of chemical spot markets, the top five petrochemical products with the highest price increases last week were industrial-grade lithium carbonate, which saw a rise of 13.67%, dimethyl carbonate with an increase of 12.32%, lithium battery electrolytes with an increase of 8%, sulfuric acid with an increase of 7.54%, and folic acid with an increase of 6.25% ； The top five petrochemical products with the largest price drops were liquid chlorine, which fell by 6.25%, diethylene glycol, which dropped by 5.35%, isooctyl acrylate, which declined by 5.13%, polyvinyl chloride produced via the ethylene process, which fell by 3.49%, and tetrachloroethylene, which also dropped by 3.49%. In terms of the capital market, the top five listed companies with the highest stock price increases in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets last week were Guofeng Plastics, which saw a 33.33% increase; Huarong Chemical, with a 27.82% increase; Tongyi Shares, with a 16.51% increase; Chenguang New Materials, with a 16.37% increase; and Tongcheng New Materials, with a 14.75% increase ； The top five listed companies with the largest declines in stock prices were Anada, which saw a drop of 26.13%, Taihe Technology with a 25.64% decline, Jiaao Environmental Protection with a 25.62% drop, Jianye Shares with a 24.85% decline, and Sanfangxiang with a 23.33% decline.