China's main futures contracts opened mostly lower. Palm oil and benzene fell nearly 2%; fuel oil, Shanghai nickel, styrene (EB), methanol, LPG, apples, ethylene glycol (EG) and plastics dropped more than 1%. On the upside, synthetic rubber rose nearly 3%, while Shanghai silver, Shanghai tin and No.20 rubber gained over 1%.

2026-10-16

China's main futures contracts opened mostly lower. Palm oil and benzene fell nearly 2%; fuel oil, Shanghai nickel, styrene (EB), methanol, LPG, apples, ethylene glycol (EG) and plastics dropped more than 1%. On the upside, synthetic rubber rose nearly 3%, while Shanghai silver, Shanghai tin and No.20 rubber gained over 1%.