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Chemicals Industry Financial Factors
| Market | Symbol | Last | Mom | Trend | Exh | RSI | 1D% | 1W% | 1M% | 1Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Chemicals industry | US.CHEMICALS | 864.92 | -1 | -1 | -1.46 | 28.42 | -0 | -0.02 | -0.02 | 0.02 |
| Europe Chemicals industry | EU.CHEMICALS | 2596.05 | 0 | -1 | -1.74 | 43.19 | -0.01 | -0.02 | 0.01 | -0.03 |
| STOXX Asia Pacific 600 Chemicals | APAC.CHEMICALS | 245.85 | -0.5 | -0.75 | -1.16 | 39.23 | -0.03 | -0.03 | -0.02 | -0 |
| Eastern Europe Chemicals | EEU.CHEMICALS | 75.7 | 1 | -0.25 | -0.58 | 65.77 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.12 | -0.25 |
| US Chemicals Credit Spreads | US.CHEMICALS.CR | 114.01 | -0.5 | -1 | -1.57 | 36.24 | 0 | -0 | -0.04 | -0.18 |
| Europe Chemicals Credit Spreads | EU.CHEMICALS.CR | 97.5 | -1 | -1 | -1.96 | 26.62 | 0 | -0 | -0.08 | -0.25 |
Chemicals Industry Overview
The Chemicals sector includes the subsectors of Commodity Chemicals and Specialty Chemicals.The Commodity Chemicals subsector includes the production and distribution of simple chemical products that are primarily used to formulate more complex chemicals or products, including plastics and rubber in their raw form, fiberglass and synthetic fibers.
The Specialty Chemicals subsector includes the production and distribution of finished chemicals for industries or end users, including dyes, cellular polymers, coatings, special plastics and other chemicals for specialized applications. Includes makers of colorings, flavors and fragrances, fertilizers, pesticides, chemicals used to make drugs, paint in its pigment form and glass in its unfinished form. Excludes producers of paint and glass products used for construction, which are classified under Building Materials & Fixtures.