At the midday close, most main contracts on China’s futures exchanges were
higher. SHFE gold jumped over 3%; coke rose nearly 3%; iron ore, SHFE silver and
red dates gained more than 2%; live hogs and eggs were up about 2%; fuel oil
climbed over 1%. On the downside, SHFE nickel, propylene and methanol fell more
than 2%; polypropylene monthly-average, stainless steel, polypropylene and LPG
dropped over 1%.
