As of 12:00 CST, the dollar index stood at 102.16, down 0.01%.
WTI oil and Brent crude closed with losses of 0.12% and 0.25% respectively. The manufacturing PMI in March standing at 51.9% and growing concerns about supply in the Middle East boosted market confidence. But prices then gradually fell.
SHFE base metals closed mixed, and prices of most ferrous metals advanced.
