At the morning close, China’s front-month futures were mostly higher. Container shipping — Europe route — led gains, up nearly 9%; Shanghai silver rose over 4%. Platinum and lithium carbonate each gained more than 3%; pulp rose about 3%. Polysilicon,

2026-08-21

At the morning close, China’s front-month futures were mostly higher. Container shipping — Europe route — led gains, up nearly 9%; Shanghai silver rose over 4%. Platinum and lithium carbonate each gained more than 3%; pulp rose about 3%. Polysilicon, palladium and fuel oil advanced over 2%. On the downside, rapeseed meal and rapeseed oil fell nearly 2%; apples, Soybean No.1, stainless steel (SS), red dates and PVC were down more than 1%.