The University of Chile National Seismological Center reported a magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck Chile's northern Arica and Parinacota region at 12:04 local time on Aug. 30, with a focal depth of 108.25 km. No casualties or damage reported.

At the morning close, China's most-active futures were mostly higher. LPG jumped over 7%; SC crude and coking coal rose more than 6%. Methanol, PVC and ethylene glycol (EG) hit daily limit-up; propylene gained about 6% and polypropylene over 5%. On the downside, Shanghai silver fell nearly 4% and Shanghai gold more than 3%; platinum and polysilicon dropped over 2%; Shanghai nickel, tin and cotton yarn fell over 1%.

Shanghai Gold Exchange Gold T+D fell 2.69% at the Monday morning open on Aug 31 to 964.0 yuan/gram. Shanghai Gold Exchange Silver T+D fell 3.95% at the Monday morning open to 16,177.0 yuan/kg.