Most-active lithium carbonate futures contract fell as much as 6.00% intraday, trading at 144,100 yuan/ton.

美國汽車協會（AAA）數據顯示，美國零售柴油價格升至歷史新高。

China's most-active futures contracts closed the morning session with more gains than losses; ferrosilicon hit the daily limit up. PVC and palladium rose over 4%, LPG nearly 3%, soda ash and Shanghai silver climbed above 2%, caustic soda and coking coal gained about 2%. On the downside, lithium carbonate fell more than 2%, while PTA, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and paraxylene dropped over 1%.