At the open, China onshore futures main contracts were mixed: polysilicon down
over 3 pct; lithium carbonate, caustic soda and LPG down over 2 pct; container
freight to Europe down nearly 2 pct; palladium, polypropylene monthly average
and aluminum down over 1 pct. On the upside, Shanghai nickel was up nearly 3 pct,
styrene (EB) rose over 2 pct and stainless steel rose nearly 2 pct.