At midday close, China's main futures contracts were mostly higher. SHFE tin led
gains, up more than 5%; palladium, methanol, platinum, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU),
SHFE aluminum, international copper, LPG and plywood rose over 2%. On the
downside, container-shipping Europe-route futures fell over 4%; lithium
carbonate slipped nearly 4%; urea fell more than 2%.