At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined, with polysilicon falling over 2%, and fiberboard, asphalt, caustic soda, red dates, rebar, polypropylene, styrene, and international copper all falling over 1%. On the upside, container shipping to Europe rose over 4%, while eggs, rapeseed meal, live pigs, soybean meal, soybean No. 2, soybean No. 1, and pulp all rose over 1%.
