Front-month crude-linked futures slid in a short-lived selloff: Shanghai crude
(SC) down 2.40% at 660 yuan/barrel; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) down 4.54% at 5,197
yuan/tonne; fuel oil down 5.51% at 4,525 yuan/tonne; asphalt down 2.67% at 4,782
yuan/tonne; LPG front-month contract down 2.88% at 7,182 yuan/tonne.