At the close of the morning session, most domestic futures contracts declined. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fell over 6%, fuel oil fell nearly 6%, SC crude oil and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) fell over 5%, benzene fell nearly 5%, and polypropylene monthly average, asphalt, and polypropylene all fell over 4%. On the upside, container shipping to Europe rose over 3%, manganese silicon rose nearly 2%, and platinum, live pigs, urea, ferrosilicon, caustic soda, Shanghai silver, and logs all rose over 1%.
