At the midday close, China’s main futures contracts were mixed. Container shipping (Europe route) jumped more than 9%; LPG rose over 6%; methanol rose over 5%; PET chips, asphalt, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and fuel oil gained more than 4%; urea was up over 3%. On the downside, Shanghai silver tumbled more than 8%; Shanghai tin fell about 6%; palladium and platinum dropped over 5%; caustic soda fell ~4%; Shanghai gold was down over 3%; apples and rubber declined about 2%.