At midday, China’s most active futures saw mixed performance. LPG dropped over 8%, fuel oil and the container shipping index (Europe route) fell more than 6%, and ethylene glycol, PVC, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), propylene, and plastic declined over 4%. On the upside, Shanghai silver rose over 7%, platinum and palladium gained more than 5%, and lithium carbonate and butadiene rubber climbed over 4%.

2026-03-25

At midday, China’s most active futures saw mixed performance. LPG dropped over 8%, fuel oil and the container shipping index (Europe route) fell more than 6%, and ethylene glycol, PVC, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), propylene, and plastic declined over 4%. On the upside, Shanghai silver rose over 7%, platinum and palladium gained more than 5%, and lithium carbonate and butadiene rubber climbed over 4%.