At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined, with benzene hitting its daily limit down, SC crude oil falling over 6%, styrene (EB) down over 5%, fuel oil down over 4%, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and paraxylene down over 3%, and apple and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) down over 2%. On the upside, container shipping to Europe rose over 8%, lithium carbonate rose nearly 4%, rapeseed meal rose nearly 3%, plywood rose over 2%, Shanghai lead and rapeseed rose nearly 2%, and Shanghai tin and nickel rose over 1%.