Crude oil futures contracts fell sharply in the short term, with SC crude oil down 5.46% to 713.2 yuan/barrel. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) fell 1.94% to 5408 yuan/ton. Fuel oil fell 2.35% to 4159 yuan/ton. Asphalt's intraday gains narrowed to 1.02% to 5836 yuan/ton.