At midday, China’s most active futures saw mixed performance. LPG dropped over
8%, fuel oil and the container shipping index (Europe route) fell more than 6%,
and ethylene glycol, PVC, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), propylene, and plastic
declined over 4%. On the upside, Shanghai silver rose over 7%, platinum and
palladium gained more than 5%, and lithium carbonate and butadiene rubber
climbed over 4%.