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Chinese Commodity Futures Open Mixed: Ethylene Glycol Up Over 4%, Silver Down Over 3%

Ethylene glycol’s main contract rose more than 4% at the open of Chinese commodity futures trading, with styrene up over 3% and pure benzene, glass and container shipping (Europe route) gaining nearly 3%. LU fuel oil, asphalt, propylene, BR rubber, fuel oil and lithium carbonate each climbed more than 2%. Precious metals fell, with Shanghai silver down over 3% and palladium and Shanghai gold down more than 2%.

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The split at the open — energy-linked and industrial chemicals bid, precious metals sold — points to a rotation within Chinese commodities rather than a single macro signal. The strength is concentrated in petrochemical chains (ethylene glycol, styrene, pure benzene, propylene) and shipping, while silver and gold weakness suggests the safe-haven bid is unwinding even as industrial demand names firm up. For RWA and tokenized-commodity watchers, the relevant read is that onshore sentiment is leaning cyclical over defensive. Whether the petrochemical complex holds its gains past the opening auction, and whether silver's drop deepens, are the open questions.

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