By the morning session close, China’s main futures contracts were mixed. Container freight to Europe plunged over 5%; red dates, Shanghai silver and glass fell more than 2%; lithium carbonate slipped about 2%; live hogs, platinum and coated paper were down over 1%. On the upside, LPG rose over 2%; rapeseed oil and stainless steel (SS) gained nearly 2%; propylene, styrene (EB), soybean No.2 and plastics (including the monthly-average plastics contract) were up more than 1%.