At the morning close, China's main futures contracts were mixed with gains
outnumbering losses. Methanol and No.20 rubber rose over 3%; paraxylene was up
nearly 3%. Asphalt, Soybean No.1, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), rubber, PTA,
Shanghai zinc and Shanghai crude (SC) gained more than 2%. Silicomanganese and
soda ash fell over 1%; glass was down about 1%.