C5 eases in Delhi after a strong quarterly run – India Domestic Prices – What Is Going On?, 6 Jul 2026

Aromatics and benzene-chain reset

Ortho-xylene reclaims ground weekly, still riding a huge half-year gain

Aniline drifts lower in Kandla while nitrobenzene runs - a spread worth watching

Toluene steadies in Kandla after its mid-June peak passes

Cyclohexane drops sharply in Kandla as benzene-chain premiums deflate

Phenol grinds lower in Mumbai - and the supply side is about to get heavier

Benzene corrects in Mumbai as the aromatics premium fades

Nitrobenzene's relentless Delhi climb continues against the board's tide

Solvents and chlorinateds split sharply

Benzyl alcohol extends a month-long slide from elevated levels

Perchloroethylene surges to the top of its range in Ahmedabad

Trichloroethylene gives back a week of gains after its run to the top

MIBK eases but escapes the carnage that hit its sister ketone

DMF slides again as the solvent's three-month collapse compounds

IPA extends its recovery in Hazira with a strong monthly run

VAM snaps back hard in Kandla as the acetyls chain tightens

Ethyl acetate builds on its recovery with a second weekly gain

Oleo, agro and industrial chemicals recalibrate

Pine oil eases in Ahmedabad as the fortnight's gains unwind

Lauric acid extends its retreat as the oleochemical spike deflates

Palm wax slips toward its recent low in Delhi

Caustic soda flakes tick up within a tight, heavy range

Glycerine drifts lower, far below its quarterly peak

Monostearin softens in Delhi within a narrowing band

Sulphuric acid grinds to new highs in Delhi on sulphur-chain tightness

Mancozeb eases in Delhi as the kharif season opens

Hydrogen peroxide jumps in Delhi - just as HOCL's plant returns

Heavy soda ash extends a quiet recovery in a fragile global market

Polymers and cracker streams seek a floor

Wet slurry sells off hard, extending a steep monthly decline

PVC marks time in Ahmedabad after its fortnight break lower

Polystyrene holds flat in Ahmedabad - while the US supply map shrinks

EVA stabilises in Chennai after a long slide from its highs

C5 eases in Delhi after a strong quarterly run

PP holds steady in Delhi after its fortnight step-down

PBT slips in Ahmedabad but keeps its year-long uptrend intact

ABS presses toward its recent high in Delhi on a huge year-on-year gain

Rubber inputs and tyre-chain signals

Rubber accelerator pauses after June's steady recovery

SBS reclaims its recent high in domestic trade

Carbon black claws back most of a mid-week break in Delhi