At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined, with coking coal falling over 5%, ethylene glycol (EG) falling over 4%, apples and coke falling over 3%, bottled chips and live pigs falling over 2%, and asphalt and red dates falling nearly 2%. On the upside, fuel oil rose over 6%, polysilicon rose over 2%, and platinum, nickel, lithium carbonate, iron ore, urea, and soda ash rose over 1%.
