At the open, China's main commodity futures were mostly lower. Shanghai silver
futures led losses, down more than 5%; Shanghai gold fell nearly 3%. Fuel oil,
lithium carbonate and caustic soda declined over 2%; Shanghai tin, platinum and
Shanghai nickel were down more than 1%. Advance leaders included methanol (over
4%) and propylene (near 4%); p-xylene, LPG, apples, polypropylene
monthly-average and PTA were up over 3%, while styrene (EB) and plastics rose
more than 2%.
