By mid-session close, China’s main futures contracts were mostly lower. Palladium fell over 4%, Shanghai silver nearly 4% lower, lithium carbonate and platinum down more than 3%, Shanghai tin and Shanghai gold off over 2%, No.20 rubber and coking coal down near 2%. On the upside, SC crude oil jumped nearly 9%, ethylene glycol (EG) hit the daily limit-up, methanol and fuel oil rose over 4%, benzene and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) gained more than 3%, styrene (EB) was nearly 3% higher and container-s

By mid-session close, China’s main futures contracts were mostly lower. Palladium fell over 4%, Shanghai silver nearly 4% lower, lithium carbonate and platinum down more than 3%, Shanghai tin and Shanghai gold off over 2%, No.20 rubber and coking coal down near 2%. On the upside, SC crude oil jumped nearly 9%, ethylene glycol (EG) hit the daily limit-up, methanol and fuel oil rose over 4%, benzene and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) gained more than 3%, styrene (EB) was nearly 3% higher and container-shipping Europe-route futures climbed over 2%.