At the close of the morning session, domestic futures contracts showed mixed results. Soybean futures rose nearly 2%, while liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), styrene (EB), apples, PTA, bottled chips, silver, and benzene all rose more than 1%. On the downside, coking coal fell more than 2%, while methanol, glass, tin, industrial silicon, and nickel all fell more than 1%.