China’s major futures contracts were mostly higher at the open, with soybean
No.1 and propylene rising more than 2%. Cotton, low-sulfur fuel oil, PX, PET
flakes, corn, fuel oil, methanol, polypropylene, palm oil, rapeseed oil and
No.20 rubber all gained over 1%.
On the downside, coking coal fell more than 4%, caustic soda dropped over 3%,
while PVC and coke declined more than 2%.
