As of the 23:00 close, China's main commodity futures contracts were mixed. Fuel
oil climbed more than 3%; butadiene, rubber and methanol rose over 2%;
propylene, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), coking coal, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG),
coke, polypropylene, benzene and ethylene glycol gained over 1%. On the
downside, caustic soda fell more than 2%; Soybean No.1, soda ash and iron ore
dropped over 1%.
