By the midday close, China's main futures contracts were mostly higher. Polysilicon hit the daily limit, up 8.99%. Palladium rose over 5%. Lithium carbonate and apple futures climbed more than 4%. Ethylene glycol (EG) gained over 3%. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was up about 3%; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and methanol advanced over 2%. On the downside, Shanghai gold fell nearly 4%; Shanghai zinc and Shanghai silver dropped more than 2%. Eggs, international copper, Shanghai copper, live hogs and f

By the midday close, China's main futures contracts were mostly higher. Polysilicon hit the daily limit, up 8.99%. Palladium rose over 5%. Lithium carbonate and apple futures climbed more than 4%. Ethylene glycol (EG) gained over 3%. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) was up about 3%; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and methanol advanced over 2%. On the downside, Shanghai gold fell nearly 4%; Shanghai zinc and Shanghai silver dropped more than 2%. Eggs, international copper, Shanghai copper, live hogs and ferrosilicon were down over 1%.