At midday close, China’s most-active futures were mostly lower. Shanghai crude
(SC) fell nearly 10%; coking coal dropped about 8%; coke declined more than 5%.
Fuel oil, PET flakes, LPG, p-xylene and short fiber slipped over 4%. On the
upside, Shanghai silver rose nearly 4%; palladium, Europe-route container
freight, platinum and Shanghai lead gained over 2%; Shanghai tin, egg futures
and international copper were up about 2%.
