At the open, China's most-active futures were mostly lower. SHFE silver and
foundry aluminium fell more than 3%; SHFE aluminium, SHFE gold and synthetic
rubber dropped over 2%; platinum was down nearly 2%; lithium carbonate and
low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) slid more than 1%. On the upside, soymeal and DCE
soybean No.2 rose over 2%; palm oil, caustic soda and styrene gained more than
1%; coking coal, pulp and Europe-route container freight advanced about 1%.