The International Energy Agency says the recovery in global oil demand is underway.

U.S. 30-year Treasury auction on July 9: bid-cover ratio 2.44, prior 2.33.

Most-active domestic futures were mixed at the midday close: pulp and palladium rose over 3%; SHFE silver and industrial silicon gained about 3%; eggs, platinum, polysilicon and live hogs advanced more than 2%; synthetic rubber added roughly 2%. On the downside, Shanghai crude (SC) dropped nearly 3%; benzene, coking coal and PTA fell over 2%; coke, palm oil and lithium carbonate slipped about 2%; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) declined more than 1%.