At the close of the morning session, most domestic futures contracts declined, with coking coal falling over 6%, lithium carbonate down nearly 5%, coke down over 4%, eggs and fuel oil down over 3%, methanol down nearly 3%, and platinum and tin down over 2%. On the upside, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), PTA, paraxylene, and European shipping contracts rose over 1%, while staple fiber rose nearly 1%.
