At the open, China's main futures contracts were mixed with gains outnumbering
losses. Ethylene glycol (EG) rose over 4%, styrene (EB) gained over 3%, benzene,
glass and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) were up about 3%, and asphalt and propylene
rose more than 2%. On the downside, Shanghai silver fell more than 3%, palladium
and Shanghai gold declined about 3%, sunflower oil dropped over 1%, and soybean
meal, white sugar, soybean No.2 and platinum fell near 1%.
