China’s major futures contracts were mixed by midday, with PET flakes, fuel oil,
SC crude and PTA rising more than 3%, while methanol gained nearly 3%. PVC,
polyester fiber and low-sulfur fuel oil climbed over 2%.
On the downside, Shanghai silver fell more than 5%, platinum dropped over 4%,
tin declined more than 3% and palladium lost over 2%.
