At the midday close, China's onshore main futures contracts were mixed: apple
futures rose >4%; styrene (EB) and ethylene glycol (EG) gained >3%; synthetic
rubber, egg, fuel oil, lithium carbonate and low‑sulfur fuel oil (LU) advanced
around 3%. On the downside, Shanghai gold fell >2%; coking coal dropped nearly
2%; iron ore, platinum and Shanghai silver slipped >1%.