By midday close on China's domestic futures market, most main contracts fell. Lithium carbonate led losses, down nearly 5%; LPG, styrene (EB), fuel oil and benzene fell over 3%; asphalt, the polypropylene monthly-average contract, jujubes and plastics fell over 2%. On the upside, live hogs, logs and platinum rose nearly 2%, while synthetic rubber, polysilicon and palladium gained more than 1%.

2026-11-09

By midday close on China's domestic futures market, most main contracts fell. Lithium carbonate led losses, down nearly 5%; LPG, styrene (EB), fuel oil and benzene fell over 3%; asphalt, the polypropylene monthly-average contract, jujubes and plastics fell over 2%. On the upside, live hogs, logs and platinum rose nearly 2%, while synthetic rubber, polysilicon and palladium gained more than 1%.