At the morning open, China’s main futures contracts were mixed. Shanghai silver led gains, up nearly 3%. Pulp, fuel oil, LPG and asphalt rose about 2%; SHFE lead gained just over 1%; 20# rubber and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) were up around 1%. On the downside, coking coal, stainless steel, rapeseed meal, glass and PVC fell more than 1%; rapeseed oil and SHFE nickel were down about 1%.

2026-08-21

At the morning open, China’s main futures contracts were mixed. Shanghai silver led gains, up nearly 3%. Pulp, fuel oil, LPG and asphalt rose about 2%; SHFE lead gained just over 1%; 20# rubber and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) were up around 1%. On the downside, coking coal, stainless steel, rapeseed meal, glass and PVC fell more than 1%; rapeseed oil and SHFE nickel were down about 1%.