At the open, China's main futures contracts were mostly lower. SC crude fell
about 7 pct, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) dropped over 6 pct, fuel oil slid nearly 6
pct and LPG declined more than 5 pct. Styrene (EB) and benzene fell about 4 pct,
synthetic rubber dropped over 3 pct and asphalt eased roughly 3 pct. On the
upside down, Shanghai silver rose over 3 pct and caustic soda gained more than 2 pct;
platinum, palladium, Shanghai tin, apples, lithium carbonate, Shanghai gold and
glass were up over 1 pct, while ferrosilicon rose about 1 pct.
