At the close of the morning session, domestic futures contracts showed mixed results. PX rose over 4%, while nickel, lithium carbonate, tin, PTA, and palladium rose over 2%, and PET chips, copper, and international copper rose over 1%. On the downside, container shipping to Europe, asphalt, and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) fell over 2%, while palm oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fell over 1%.