At the midday close, China's onshore main futures contracts were mostly lower.
Container freight — Europe route — fell about 8%. Lithium carbonate slid over
4%, polysilicon dropped more than 3% and palladium fell nearly 3%. Caustic soda,
fuel oil and LPG declined over 2%. On the upside, Shanghai nickel rose more than
3%, red dates, ethylene glycol (EG) and stainless steel gained over 2%, while
Shanghai tin and asphalt were up nearly 2%.
