China Futures Close Mostly Higher, With Asphalt Up Nearly 3%

China’s most-traded domestic futures contracts closed mostly higher by 23:00. According to Jin10, asphalt rose nearly 3%, synthetic rubber gained more than 2%, and No. 20 rubber climbed nearly 2%. Coke, natural rubber, paraxylene, PTA, and fuel oil each rose more than 1%. On the downside, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fell more than 1%.