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%.