At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined, with Shanghai silver falling nearly 5%, platinum falling over 4%, fuel oil, Shanghai gold, and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) falling over 3%, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) falling nearly 3%, and SC crude oil and bottled PET falling over 2%. On the upside, polysilicon rose nearly 5%, industrial silicon and alumina rose over 3%, container shipping to Europe rose over 2%, and caustic soda, iron ore, eggs, and lithium carbonate rose over 1%.
