At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined, with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) falling over 6%, fuel oil and asphalt falling over 4%, and propylene, SC crude oil, methanol, synthetic rubber, and ethylene glycol (EG) falling over 3%. On the upside, urea rose nearly 4%, while cotton, cotton yarn, platinum, soybean meal, Shanghai lead, and palm oil rose over 1%, and soybean oil rose nearly 1%.