By the midday close onshore front‑month futures were mostly higher: Shanghai
silver and platinum rose over 4%; bitumen gained about 3%; Shanghai gold, 20#
rubber, palladium, polysilicon and rapeseed oil advanced more than 2%; palm oil
was up nearly 2%. Laggers included low‑sulfur fuel oil (LU), monthly‑average
plastics, iron ore and PTA, each down over 1%.