At the morning close, China's commodity futures main contracts were mixed.
Lithium carbonate rose over 4%, rapeseed meal gained more than 3%; container
shipping to Europe and plywood climbed over 2%; soybean meal advanced about 2%;
asphalt, 20‑grade natural rubber and Shanghai lead were up over 1%. On the
downside, SC crude fell nearly 3%; benzene and styrene (EB) dropped more than
2%; paraxylene, fuel oil and apples declined about 2%; LPG and pulp slipped over
1%.