By midday close on China's domestic futures market, most main contracts fell.
Lithium carbonate led losses, down nearly 5%; LPG, styrene (EB), fuel oil and
benzene fell over 3%; asphalt, the polypropylene monthly-average contract,
jujubes and plastics fell over 2%. On the upside, live hogs, logs and platinum
rose nearly 2%, while synthetic rubber, polysilicon and palladium gained more
than 1%.