At the open, China's most-active commodity futures were mixed. Shanghai gold and silver jumped over 4%; alumina and palladium advanced >2%; platinum, Shanghai tin and zinc were near 2% stronger; iron ore, lithium carbonate and cotton rose >1%; coking coal gained ~1%. On the downside, propylene, pure benzene, ethylene glycol (EG), methanol and styrene (EB) fell >3%; polypropylene, PTA and PET chips were down around 3%.

2026-08-06

At the open, China's most-active commodity futures were mixed. Shanghai gold and silver jumped over 4%; alumina and palladium advanced >2%; platinum, Shanghai tin and zinc were near 2% stronger; iron ore, lithium carbonate and cotton rose >1%; coking coal gained ~1%. On the downside, propylene, pure benzene, ethylene glycol (EG), methanol and styrene (EB) fell >3%; polypropylene, PTA and PET chips were down around 3%.