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Sinochem New Network News: Last week (from December 22 to 26), most of the indices in the petroleum and chemicals sector rose, with only the petroleum trading index falling. In the chemicals sector, the chemicals raw materials index has risen by 5.09% on a cumulative basis, the chemical machinery index has risen by 5.46%, the chemical pharmaceuticals index has risen by 0.14%, and the pesticides and fertilizers index has risen by 3.86% ； In the oil sector, the oil processing index has risen by 0.87% on a cumulative basis, the oil extraction index has risen by 1.96%, while the oil trading index has fallen by 1.60%. Last week, international crude oil prices remained strong. As of December 26, the settlement price of the main WTI crude oil futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange was $56.74 per barrel, up 0.14% from December 19 ； The settlement price of the main Brent crude oil futures contract on the Intercontinental Exchange was $60.64 per barrel, up 0.28% from December 19. In the spot market, the top five petrochemical products with the highest price increases were battery-grade lithium carbonate, up by 15.29%; purified terephthalic acid, up by 8.32%; p-xylene (CFR China), up by 7.26%; polyester FDY, up by 5.04%; and shale oil, up by 4.98% ； The top five petrochemical products with the largest price drops were liquid chlorine, which dropped by 37.72%, liquefied natural gas, which fell by 6.69%, pure MDI, which declined by 4.23%, sulfur, which dropped by 3.96%, and vitamin D3, which saw a decline of 3.85%. From the perspective of the capital market, the top five listed companies in terms of price increases were Shenjian Shares with a 61.20% rise, Jiuding New Materials with a 48.75% increase, Jinlaitai with a 33.12% increase, Zaiseng Technology with a 28.39% increase, and Dongcai Technology with a 28.34% increase ； The top five listed companies with the largest declines were Bohai Chemical, which dropped by 28.32%, Suli Co., Ltd., which fell by 13.71%, Tiantie Co., Ltd., which saw a decline of 13.06%, Bofei Electric, which dropped by 11.76%, and Kesi Co., Ltd., which experienced a decline of 10.22%.