At the open, China's major futures contracts were mixed with more gains than
losses. Fuel oil and asphalt rose over 3%; propylene, short fiber, plastics
monthly average, PET bottle flake and other plastics gained more than 2%;
low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) was up nearly 2%. On the downside, lithium carbonate
fell over 4%; caustic soda dropped more than 2%; Shanghai silver and live hog
futures slipped about 2%; No.20 rubber, rubber, soda ash and Shanghai lead fell
over 1%; Shanghai aluminum eased nearly 1%.
