China’s major futures contracts were mixed at the morning close, with cotton,
soybean No.1 and cotton yarn rising more than 2%. Platinum, low-sulfur fuel oil,
eggs, stainless steel, corn, palm oil and fiberboard gained more than 1%.
On the downside, the container freight index (Europe route) and caustic soda
fell more than 4%, while ethylene glycol, PVC and coking coal dropped over 3%.
BR rubber, PTA, polyester fiber, styrene, PET flakes and coke declined more than
2%.