At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined, with container shipping to Europe falling over 10%, methanol and ethylene glycol (EG) down over 3%, and red dates, coking coal, palladium, SC crude oil, and platinum down over 2%. On the upside, lithium carbonate rose over 4%, polysilicon rose nearly 2%, peanuts rose over 1%, and pulp and offset paper rose nearly 1%.