China night session: main futures contracts opened mostly lower. SC crude oil (Shanghai contract) fell nearly 2%; alumina, PET chips, para-xylene and PTA dropped over 1%; synthetic rubber, iron ore and SHFE zinc declined about 1%. Winners included SHFE silver and LPG, up more than 2%; SHFE gold rose over 1% and coking coal advanced roughly 1%.

2026-07-02

China night session: main futures contracts opened mostly lower. SC crude oil (Shanghai contract) fell nearly 2%; alumina, PET chips, para-xylene and PTA dropped over 1%; synthetic rubber, iron ore and SHFE zinc declined about 1%. Winners included SHFE silver and LPG, up more than 2%; SHFE gold rose over 1% and coking coal advanced roughly 1%.