At the morning close, China's main futures contracts were mostly lower: propylene fell more than 4% and plastics nearly 4%; LPG, polypropylene, benzene, eggs and Shanghai tin declined over 3%; the polypropylene monthly-average contract slipped more than 2%. On the upside, apples rose nearly 5%, coke gained roughly 3%; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and red dates advanced over 2%; Shanghai nickel, rapeseed meal, coking coal, glass and lithium carbonate were up more than 1%.