China domestic futures closed mixed in the morning session. Benzene hit the
daily limit; SC crude and styrene (EB) rose over 5%; propylene and fuel oil
gained more than 3%; plastics (monthly avg), asphalt, paraxylene (PX) and
polypropylene (monthly avg) were up over 2.5%. On the downside, rapeseed oil
fell more than 2%; palm oil, synthetic rubber, peanuts, live hogs, coke, pulp,
rapeseed meal, red dates and manganese-silicon declined over 1%.