At the morning-session close, most of China’s main futures contracts are advanced.
Methanol and asphalt rose over 5%; propylene was up about 4%; polypropylene, the
polypropylene monthly-average contract, fuel oil and synthetic rubber gained
more than 3%; styrene (EB) rose roughly 3%. Decliners included caustic soda,
down over 3%; Soybean No.1 and apples, down more than 2%; live hogs and Shanghai
nickel, down nearly 2%; and red dates, coking coal and coke, down over 1%.
