At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined, with platinum and palladium falling nearly 12%, lithium carbonate hitting its daily limit down at 10.99%, tin down over 8%, silver and polysilicon down over 6%, gold down nearly 5%, cast aluminum alloy down over 4%, nickel down nearly 4%, aluminum down over 3%, copper and international copper down nearly 3%, and stainless steel (SS) down over 2%. On the upside, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) rose over 3%, and logs rose over 2%.
