Fed's Williams says the US economy remains robust.

By the midday close in China, main futures contracts were mostly higher. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) rose over 6%, fuel oil climbed more than 5%, synthetic rubber, container freight (Europe route) and ethylene glycol (EG) gained over 4%, palladium jumped nearly 4%, and SC crude oil, styrene (EB) and propylene advanced over 3%. On the downside, polysilicon and lithium carbonate slid more than 2%, urea and Shanghai lead fell nearly 2%, and soda ash, peanuts and Shanghai nickel dropped over 1%.

失蹤的印度籍船員的家屬確認，阿曼沿海船隻遇襲後該失蹤者已死亡。