At midday close, domestic futures contracts showed mixed results. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) rose nearly 6%, fuel oil rose over 4%, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), styrene, SC crude oil, PTA, paraxylene, and lithium carbonate rose over 2%. On the downside, apples and palladium fell over 2%, while silver, platinum, polysilicon, and platinum fell over 1%.