At the morning open, China’s most-active futures were mostly higher. Palladium rose more than 4%; lithium carbonate and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gained over 3%; platinum, Shanghai silver and methanol climbed over 2%; bitumen and Shanghai gold we

2026-07-03

At the morning open, China’s most-active futures were mostly higher. Palladium rose more than 4%; lithium carbonate and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gained over 3%; platinum, Shanghai silver and methanol climbed over 2%; bitumen and Shanghai gold were up about 2%. On the downside, aluminum and polysilicon fell nearly 2%, iron ore dropped more than 1% and palm oil was down about 1%.