At midday closing, domestic futures contracts showed mixed results. Container shipping to Europe fell nearly 7%, caustic soda fell over 4%, palm oil and platinum fell over 3%, soybean meal fell nearly 3%, and soybean oil, cotton, and palladium fell over 2%. On the upside, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) rose over 4%, asphalt and lithium carbonate rose nearly 4%, polypropylene monthly average, polypropylene, propylene, and methanol rose over 3%, and fuel oil rose nearly 3%.