Opening snapshot
China**;s polyester filament yarn market recorded an unusual divergence across FDY deniers last week, a pattern rarely sustained through an entire trading cycle. TexPro data show FDY **D/**F falling *.** per cent to *,*** CNY/mt and FDY ***D/**F declining *.** per cent to *,*** CNY/mt, while FDY ***D/**F rose *.** per cent to *,*** CNY/mt between Monday and Friday. Lower feedstock costs weighed on fine and heavy deniers, while seasonal buying for autumn woven fabrics supported the medium-denier segment.
Key price movement
FDY **D/**F opened at *,*** CNY/mt and eased in every quoted session. FDY ***D/**F edged up *.** per cent on Tuesday before falling *.** per cent on Friday, marking the largest single-session movement of the week. By contrast, FDY ***D/**F gained *.** per cent on Tuesday and maintained that level through Friday.
Although weekly price movements remained within a ** CNY/mt range across all three products, the contrasting direction within a single yarn category indicates that downstream buying patterns, rather than feedstock costs, became the primary driver of pricing.
Why prices moved
