Northeast Asia ortho-xylene (OX) prices are expected to maintain an uptrend fuelled by re-stocking activities after the Lunar New Year holiday amid limited February availability, market sources said. SEE MORE Global oil price growth leading up to an agreement among two dozen oil producing countries to cut production created a budget windfall in Russia of $25.4 billion SEE MORE Gold prices tumbled on Friday, as the U.S. dollar remained broadly supported following recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump on tax reform and an upbeat jobless claims report added to optimism over the strength of the U.S. economy. SEE MORE The spread between Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia ethylene prices widened by US$30/mt day on day to hit a record high of plus $175/mt Wednesday, S&P Global Platts data showed. SEE MORE The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released the February edition of its Short-Term Energy Outlook, predicting U.S. fuel ethanol production will average 1.01 million barrels per day in 2017 and 2018, up from 1 million barrels per day in 2016. SEE MORE