At the close of the morning session, most domestic futures contracts declined, with container shipping to Europe falling over 7%, lithium carbonate down nearly 6%, silver down nearly 5%, palladium down over 3%, polysilicon down nearly 3%, and platinum, cotton, and stainless steel (SS) down over 2%. On the upside, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) rose over 6%, SC crude oil rose nearly 6%, fuel oil rose over 5%, and plastics, plastic monthly average, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), methanol, and benzene all rose over 2%.
