At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined, with lithium carbonate and iron ore falling over 3%, soda ash and rapeseed meal falling over 2%, and ferrosilicon, glass, and rebar falling nearly 2%. On the upside, SC crude oil rose over 6%, ethylene glycol (EG) rose nearly 5%, fuel oil rose nearly 4%, paraxylene, bottled PET, and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) rose over 3%, and PTA and staple fiber rose nearly 3%.
