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According to Sinochem New Network, last week (from January 5th to 9th), the chemicals index outperformed the oil index; all components of the chemicals index saw increases, while most components of the oil index also increased. In the chemicals sector, the chemicals raw materials index has risen by 5.14% on a cumulative basis, the chemical machinery index has risen by 7.20%, the chemical pharmaceuticals index has risen by 7.33%, and the pesticides and fertilizers index has risen by 5.10% ； In the oil sector, the oil processing index rose 0.65% cumulatively, the oil extraction index fell 3.82% cumulatively, and the oil trading index increased 4.88% cumulatively. Last week, international crude oil prices saw both rises and falls. As of January 9, the settlement price of the main WTI crude oil futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange was $59.12 per barrel, up 3.14% from January 2 ； The settlement price of the main Brent crude oil futures contract on the Intercontinental Exchange was $63.34 per barrel, up 4.26% from January 2. In the spot market, the top five petrochemical products with the highest price increases were battery-grade lithium carbonate, up by 18.21%; butadiene, up by 10.37%; isooctyl acrylate, up by 8.23%; diethylene glycol, up by 5.90%; and cis-butyl rubber, up by 4.86% ； The top five petrochemical products with the largest declines were liquid chlorine, which dropped by 31.25%, glycine by 4.55%, vitamin D3 by 4.00%, mancozeb by 3.45%, and acrylonitrile by 3.33%. From the perspective of the capital market, the top five listed companies in terms of price increases were Puli Te with a 42.59% rise, Dawei Technology with a 35.34% increase, Sanfu Co., Ltd. with a 32.29% increase, Guofeng Plastics with a 30.63% increase, and Tongcheng New Materials with a 30.54% increase ； The top five listed companies with the largest declines were Evergrande High-Tech, which dropped by 13.05%, Jiabiyou, which fell by 12.16%, Hangzhou High-Tech, which saw a decline of 11.24%, Yahuahua Group, which dropped by 6.59%, and Fengshen Shares, which declined by 5.48%.