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Chemicals Industry Financial Factors

Market Symbol Last Mom Trend Exh RSI 1D% 1W% 1M% 1Y%
US Chemicals industry US.CHEMICALS 797.76 0.5 -1 -1.34118 51.3554 0.01754 0.02985 0.00514 -0.05905
Europe Chemicals industry EU.CHEMICALS 2366.57 -1 -1 -1.72 34.1776 0 -0.00483 -0.05504 0.11498
STOXX Asia Pacific 600 Chemicals APAC.CHEMICALS 227.23 0.5 0.75 0.79197 60.3828 0.01533 0.07544 0.04334 0.141
Eastern Europe Chemicals EEU.CHEMICALS 115.15 -1 -1 -1.61248 41.0624 0.00445 -0.00561 -0.11437 -0.41045
US Chemicals Credit Spreads US.CHEMICALS.CR 166.98 -0.5 -1 -1.82396 43.0087 -0.02076 0.12391 -0.09525 -0.14206
Europe Chemicals Credit Spreads EU.CHEMICALS.CR 130.01 -1 -1 -1.04754 32.3881 -0.0049 -0.01842 -0.05102 -0.09268


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.