At midday close, China's main futures contracts were mostly higher. Europe-route
container freight futures rose more than 4%; 20# rubber nearly 4% and broader
rubber contracts gained over 3%; egg futures about 3%; ethylene glycol (EG),
palm oil, offset paper, hogs and soybean meal rose more than 2%. On the
downside, cast aluminum fell over 2%; SHFE aluminum and SHFE gold lost more than
1%; corn and Shanghai crude (SC) slipped about 1%.