At the midday close, China's most-active futures contracts were mostly lower.
Palladium tumbled over 5%; platinum and glass fell more than 4%. SHFE silver,
PVC, soda ash, red dates and polysilicon monthly average prices dropped over 3%.
On the upside, container freight on the Europe route gained nearly 4%; SHFE
lead, asphalt and low-sulfur fuel oil rose over 1%.
