US August new-home sales (annualized) 684,000 units vs. 615,000 expected; prior 607,000.

Spain August producer prices (PPI) rose 2.9% MoM, down from 3.0% in July.

At midday close, China’s main commodity futures were mixed. Shanghai crude (SC) jumped nearly 7%, fuel oil rose over 6%, synthetic rubber, low‑sulfur fuel oil (LU) and asphalt gained more than 5%; liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), benzene and No.20 rubber advanced over 4%. On the downside, lithium carbonate fell about 5%, platinum and Shanghai silver dropped more than 3%, red dates slipped nearly 3%, palladium and live hogs were down over 2%, the container‑shipping Europe route eased about 2% and polysilicon lost just over 1%.