At the close of the morning session, domestic futures contracts showed mixed results. Platinum rose over 10%, silver rose over 8%, palladium rose over 6%, tin rose over 4%, gold and lithium carbonate rose over 3%, and caustic soda rose over 2%. On the downside, logs fell over 2%, coking coal, coke, and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) fell over 1%, and asphalt and live pigs fell nearly 1%.