At the close of the morning session, domestic futures contracts showed mixed results. Shanghai silver and palladium fell nearly 4%, platinum fell over 3%, and the average monthly price of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fell nearly 3%. Soda ash, glass, red

2026-07-17

At the close of the morning session, domestic futures contracts showed mixed results. Shanghai silver and palladium fell nearly 4%, platinum fell over 3%, and the average monthly price of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) fell nearly 3%. Soda ash, glass, red dates, caustic soda, cotton, and polysilicon all fell over 2%. On the upside, container shipping to Europe and Shanghai lead rose over 2%, lithium carbonate rose nearly 2%, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), and asphalt rose over 1%.