At the midday close, China's most-active futures were mostly lower: LPG fell more than 6%; fuel oil and asphalt dropped over 4%; propylene, SC crude oil, methanol, synthetic rubber and ethylene glycol declined over 3%. On the upside, urea rose nearly 4%; cotton, cotton yarn, platinum, soybean No.2, Shanghai lead and palm oil each gained more than 1%; soybean oil was up about 1%.

2026-06-17

At the midday close, China's most-active futures were mostly lower: LPG fell more than 6%; fuel oil and asphalt dropped over 4%; propylene, SC crude oil, methanol, synthetic rubber and ethylene glycol declined over 3%. On the upside, urea rose nearly 4%; cotton, cotton yarn, platinum, soybean No.2, Shanghai lead and palm oil each gained more than 1%; soybean oil was up about 1%.