At the morning close, China’s most-active futures were mostly lower. Low-sulfur
fuel oil (LU) slid about 7%, Shanghai tin fell over 5% and fuel oil dropped
roughly 5%. Lithium carbonate, platinum and palm oil declined more than 3%; NR20
rubber and styrene (EB) were down nearly 3%. On the upside, caustic soda rose
over 2%, while pulp, iron ore and Asia-to-Europe container shipping futures
gained just over 1%; eggs were up about 1%.
