At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined, with low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) falling over 6%, fuel oil falling over 5%, lithium carbonate falling nearly 4%, and styrene (EB), benzene, palm oil, asphalt, and tin falling nearly 3%. On the upside, palladium rose over 4%, silver and caustic soda rose over 3%, gold and polysilicon rose over 2%, soda ash rose nearly 2%, and glass and pulp rose over 1%.
