Spot silver hit an intraday low of $58/oz, down 0.49% on the day.

At the morning close, China’s main futures contracts were mostly higher. Lithium carbonate rose nearly 5%; benzene gained over 3%; eggs, synthetic rubber, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and styrene monomer (EB) were up more than 2%; asphalt and PVC added about 2%. On the downside, platinum fell over 3%; SHFE gold, SHFE silver and SHFE aluminum dropped more than 2%; SHFE nickel was down nearly 2%; container freight Europe route, rapeseed meal, alumina, aluminum alloy and SHFE lead declined over 1%.

日本央行委员佐藤绫野：财政和货币政策各自发挥作用至关重要。