By the morning close China's main futures were mixed: Shanghai silver up nearly 5%, platinum up over 4%, Shanghai gold and palladium up just over 2%; rapeseed oil up nearly 2%, Shanghai tin, palm oil and 20# rubber up more than 1%. On the downside, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and iron ore fell over 2%; p-xylene, synthetic rubber, PTA and plastics were down roughly 2% on a monthly-average basis.

2026-08-20

By the morning close China's main futures were mixed: Shanghai silver up nearly 5%, platinum up over 4%, Shanghai gold and palladium up just over 2%; rapeseed oil up nearly 2%, Shanghai tin, palm oil and 20# rubber up more than 1%. On the downside, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and iron ore fell over 2%; p-xylene, synthetic rubber, PTA and plastics were down roughly 2% on a monthly-average basis.