At the morning session close, most domestic main futures contracts advanced.
Palladium and Shanghai silver rose over 4%, platinum nearly 4%. Asia–Europe
container freight and synthetic rubber gained more than 3%. Shanghai gold, LPG,
asphalt, methanol and propylene were up over 2%. On the downside, aluminum, iron
ore, corn, starch and fiberboard fell more than 1%, while palm oil and plywood
declined about 1%.