Coal futures declined, coking coal main contract fell more than 3%, now reported 1134 yuan/ton. Coke main contract fell nearly 3%, reported 1742 yuan/ton.
The decline in Treasury futures narrowed again, with the 30-year main contract falling 0.18%, the 10-year main contract falling 0.11%, the 5-year main contract falling 0.12%, and the 2-year main contract falling 0.09%.
U.S. stock index futures narrowed some of their losses on Friday after lower-than-expected U.S. PCE data eased some investors' concerns about fewer interest rate cuts next year. The U.S. Commerce Department report showed that the Federal Reserve's favored inflation measure, PCE, rose 2.4% year-on-year in November, compared with economists' expectations of 2.5%. PCE rose 0.1% month-on-month. Excluding volatile food and energy components, core PCE rose 2.8%, missing expectations of 2.9%. The index...
European gas futures widened their decline to 6.5% at 32.8 euros per megawatt hour.
The decline in oil futures continued to expand, with the main contract for rapeseed meal falling by more than 3%, soybean meal and bean prices falling by more than 2%, rapeseed oil by nearly 2%, and soybean oil and palm oil by more than 1%.