At midday close, China’s main commodity futures were mixed. Shanghai crude (SC)
jumped nearly 7%, fuel oil rose over 6%, synthetic rubber, low‑sulfur fuel oil
(LU) and asphalt gained more than 5%; liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), benzene and
No.20 rubber advanced over 4%. On the downside, lithium carbonate fell about 5%,
platinum and Shanghai silver dropped more than 3%, red dates slipped nearly 3%,
palladium and live hogs were down over 2%, the container‑shipping Europe route
eased about 2% and polysilicon lost just over 1%.
