Benzene prices are set to hold their ground as limited availability at the front end keeps prompt prices supported. However, the picture remains mixed for toluene amid limited buying appetite in Europe. SEE MORE Sentiment in the Asian petrochemical market is set to be mixed this week after a fall in upstream crude oil futures and thin trading activity last week in the leadup to end of Ramadan holidays in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. SEE MORE US coal generation dipped in April, making up 27.8% of total US power generation during the month, down from 28.2% in March, the Energy Information Administration's Electric Power Monthly report showed Monday. SEE MORE Another quiet start to trading on the London Metal Exchange this morning, Tuesday June 27, with base metals prices mixed and little changed. Copper, aluminium, lead and tin prices are down an average of 0.2%, with three-month copper prices at $5,789 per tonne, while nickel and zinc prices are up 0.6% and 0.2%, respectively. SEE MORE The Asian paraxylene (PX) market is expected to see more supply in the second half of 2017 as producers in south Asia and the Middle East are expected to continue offering spot volumes from July onwards. SEE MORE