In early trading, most domestic futures contracts rose, with methanol hitting its daily limit up. Paraxylene, polypropylene (monthly average), styrene (EB), and polypropylene rose by more than 5%, while fuel oil, plastics (monthly average), and benzene rose by more than 4%. On the downside, silver and gold futures fell by more than 1%, while caustic soda and platinum fell by nearly 1%.