At the opening of the morning session, most domestic futures contracts declined, with SC crude oil falling nearly 6%, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and coking coal falling over 3%, fuel oil and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) falling nearly 3%, and benzene, paraxylene, and styrene (EB) falling over 2%. On the upside, container shipping to Europe rose over 3%, Shanghai silver rose over 2%, Shanghai lead and international copper rose nearly 2%, and Shanghai zinc, lithium carbonate, Shanghai tin, and Shanghai copper rose over 1%.
