The local stock market advanced for the second straight session on April 19 as some large caps and fertilizer stocks made nice gains on supporting information, lifting the VN-Index up 1.84 points, or 0.26%, at 716.77. SEE MORE Base metals prices were weaker again this morning, Thursday April 20, with three-month prices on the London Metal Exchange down an average of 1% as of 06:38 BST, with zinc and lead prices off the most with losses of 1.6% and 1.5%, respectively, copper prices are off 0.7% at $5,557 per tonne, while aluminium prices are off the least with a 0.2% drop to $1,908.50 per tonne. Prices have since started to rebound. SEE MORE Asian monoethylene glycol margins hit a six-month low of minus $183/mt Tuesday as MEG prices tumbled amid ample supply in China and a rise in feedstock ethylene costs. SEE MORE Sentiment in the European polyethylene market appears to have turned bearish as many in the industry expect price declines in May because of weak demand, an increase in imports and high industry stock levels. SEE MORE Falling benzene prices and continued softness in xylenes have significantly dented toluene-fed chemical production margins in the US and pushed prices to levels not seen since late fourth-quarter 2016. SEE MORE