Early trade: China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher. Platinum and
ethylene glycol (EG) rose over 4%; Shanghai silver and palladium near 4%; fuel
oil up ~3%; Shanghai gold and rapeseed oil >2%; Shanghai nickel ~2%. Decliners:
eggs down ~2%; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and PTA off >1%; paraxylene and iron ore
down ~1%.