At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined, with fuel oil and methanol falling over 8%, SC crude oil down over 7%, and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), PTA, paraxylene, and asphalt down over 6%, while bottled PET chips fell nearly 6%. On the upside, Shanghai silver rose over 7%, Shanghai tin rose nearly 5%, Shanghai gold rose over 4%, glass, Shanghai zinc, platinum, and stainless steel (SS) rose over 2%, and palladium rose nearly 2%.
