At the morning close, China’s front-month futures were mixed. Low-sulfur fuel
oil (LU), fuel oil and Shanghai crude (SC) rose more than 4%; soda ash and
Shanghai silver gained over 3%; coking coal, propylene, methanol and the monthly
average price of polypropylene climbed over 2%. On the downside, Europe-route
container freight slid more than 6%; eggs fell over 2%; red dates and pulp
declined a little more than 1%.