At the morning open, China's main domestic futures contracts were mixed. Coking coal dropped more than 6% and coke fell over 3%; fuel oil, caustic soda and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) slid over 2%. Urea was down about 2%; palladium, Shanghai silver and LPG fell more than 1%. On the upside, Europe-route container freight, PTA, starch and p-xylene rose over 1%, while PET bottle chips and corn gained about 1%.

2026-06-09

At the morning open, China's main domestic futures contracts were mixed. Coking coal dropped more than 6% and coke fell over 3%; fuel oil, caustic soda and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) slid over 2%. Urea was down about 2%; palladium, Shanghai silver and LPG fell more than 1%. On the upside, Europe-route container freight, PTA, starch and p-xylene rose over 1%, while PET bottle chips and corn gained about 1%.