At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts rose, with Shanghai silver up over 4%, palladium up nearly 4%, container shipping to Europe, synthetic rubber, and platinum up over 3%, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), Shanghai gold, benzene, and asphalt up over 2%. On the downside, alumina fell nearly 2%, iron ore, palm oil, starch, corn, fiberboard, and plywood fell over 1%, and rapeseed meal fell nearly 1%.
