At midday close, China’s front-month commodity futures were mostly lower.
Asphalt and SC crude led losses, down over 4%; ethylene glycol (EG) fell nearly
4%; short fiber, methanol and lithium carbonate dropped over 3%; PET flake fell
about 3%. Risers included 20# rubber (+>3%), rubber (+>2%), synthetic rubber
(~+2%), the China–Europe container shipping route (+>1%), and SHFE nickel,
industrial silicon, platinum and apples (around +1%).