At the midday close, China's most-active futures contracts were mostly lower. Palladium tumbled over 5%; platinum and glass fell more than 4%. SHFE silver, PVC, soda ash, red dates and polysilicon monthly average prices dropped over 3%. On the upside, container freight on the Europe route gained nearly 4%; SHFE lead, asphalt and low-sulfur fuel oil rose over 1%.

2026-07-17

At the midday close, China's most-active futures contracts were mostly lower. Palladium tumbled over 5%; platinum and glass fell more than 4%. SHFE silver, PVC, soda ash, red dates and polysilicon monthly average prices dropped over 3%. On the upside, container freight on the Europe route gained nearly 4%; SHFE lead, asphalt and low-sulfur fuel oil rose over 1%.