At midday close, China’s main futures contracts were mixed. Apple led gains, up over 6%; eggs and asphalt rose more than 3%; ethylene glycol (EG) nearly 3% higher. Synthetic rubber, caustic soda and plastics advanced over 2%; urea was up nearly 2%. On the downside, Shanghai silver fell over 6%; Shanghai tin and platinum were down about 6%. Polysilicon and palladium dropped more than 3%; lithium carbonate slipped nearly 3%; coking coal and coke fell about 2%.

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Chinese stocks opened sharply lower then staged a midday rebound; losses narrowed across major benchmarks. At midday the Shanghai Composite was down 0.30%, Shenzhen Composite down 0.58% and the ChiNext Index down 1.18%; Beijing Stock Exchange 50 was up 0.75% and the STAR 50 Index fell 1.74%. Turnover across Shanghai and Shenzhen totaled 1.01 trillion yuan, rising about 23 billion yuan versus the prior session. Consumer and baijiu names outperformed—Qingdao Food posted a fifth consecutive daily limit-up; Heizhima, Yingjia Gongjiu, Quanyangquan and Huangtai Brewery also hit daily limits. CRO stocks rebounded; Guilin Sanjin extended to two straight limit-ups, while Lingrui Pharmaceutical, Bide Medical and Aoyang Health hit limit-up. Ports and shipping were active with Jinjiang Shipping at the limit. Film exhibitors and studios plunged—Wentou Holdings and Hengdian Film hit limit-downs; Ciwen Media, Jieteng and Huanrui Century fell. Gaming stocks weakened, led by 37 Interactive Entertainment at limit-down, with Kaiser Culture, Zhangqu Technology and Xinghui Entertainment also lower.