海关总署：中国3月稀土出口4110.7吨，2月4,407.1吨。

BOE GOV. BAILEY: FINANCIAL STABILITY IS MORE EXPOSED TO POLITICAL AND PRIVATE PRESSURE

China’s major futures contracts were mixed at the open, with lithium carbonate rising more than 3%, while palladium and nickel gained over 2%. International copper, copper, tin, aluminum, aluminum alloy, PX, PET flakes and No.20 rubber rose more than 1%, and butadiene rubber and soybean No.1 edged up nearly 1%. On the downside, asphalt, low-sulfur fuel oil and caustic soda fell more than 1%, while polysilicon, propylene and methanol slipped nearly 1%.