China’s most active futures contracts close mostly higher, with the
containerized freight index (Europe route) up over 4%, while No.20 rubber rises
over 3%. Rubber, butadiene rubber and PVC gain over 2%, and international copper
climbs nearly 2%.
On the downside, coking coal and industrial silicon fall over 2%, while lithium
carbonate, live hogs, PX, coke and PTA decline over 1%.