At China's midday settlement, front-month futures were mostly weaker. Lithium carbonate fell over 6% and coking coal dropped nearly 6%. Eggs, fuel oil, polypropylene (both monthly-average and front-month contracts), platinum and soda ash slipped more

2026-06-18

At China's midday settlement, front-month futures were mostly weaker. Lithium carbonate fell over 6% and coking coal dropped nearly 6%. Eggs, fuel oil, polypropylene (both monthly-average and front-month contracts), platinum and soda ash slipped more than 3%. On the upside, container shipping on the Europe route gained nearly 3%, fiberboard rose over 2%, and PTA, polyester short fiber, p‑xylene and bottle‑grade PET chips advanced more than 1%.