At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined. Methanol rose over 3%, and ethylene glycol (EG) rose over 1%. On the downside, polysilicon fell over 5%, lithium carbonate fell over 4%, and industrial silicon, red dates, No. 20 rubber, rubber, glass, tin, soda ash, silver, caustic soda, ferrosilicon, live pigs, and zinc all fell over 2%.