At the morning close, China's front-month futures were mostly lower. Coking coal
fell more than 6%, lithium carbonate nearly 5% and coke over 4%; eggs and fuel
oil declined over 3%, methanol nearly 3%, and platinum and Shanghai tin were
down more than 2%. On the upside, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), PTA, para-xylene and
Asia-Europe container freight rose over 1%, while short fiber gained about 1%.