By mid-session close, China’s main futures contracts were mostly lower.
Palladium fell over 4%, Shanghai silver nearly 4% lower, lithium carbonate and
platinum down more than 3%, Shanghai tin and Shanghai gold off over 2%, No.20
rubber and coking coal down near 2%. On the upside, SC crude oil jumped nearly
9%, ethylene glycol (EG) hit the daily limit-up, methanol and fuel oil rose over
4%, benzene and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) gained more than 3%, styrene (EB) was
Nearly 3% higher and container-shipping Europe-route futures climbed over 2%.