At the midday close, China's main futures contracts were mixed: container shipping Europe route fell nearly 8%; rapeseed meal and live hogs dropped over 3%; eggs, industrial silicon and coking coal fell more than 2%; glass and red dates declined about 2%. On the upside, fuel oil and benzene rose over 2%; styrene (EB), SC crude, PVC, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and lithium carbonate gained more than 1%.

2026-10-20

At the midday close, China's main futures contracts were mixed: container shipping Europe route fell nearly 8%; rapeseed meal and live hogs dropped over 3%; eggs, industrial silicon and coking coal fell more than 2%; glass and red dates declined about 2%. On the upside, fuel oil and benzene rose over 2%; styrene (EB), SC crude, PVC, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and lithium carbonate gained more than 1%.