At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined, with lithium carbonate falling over 8%, palladium, live hogs, silver, and benzene falling over 3%, and red dates, styrene (EB), and palm oil falling over 2%. On the upside, asphalt rose over 3%, iron ore, eggs, and fuel oil rose over 2%, and ethylene glycol (EG), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), plastics, and bottled chips rose over 1%.