China's commodity futures market opened with mixed results during the night trading session on September 17, as prices showed divergence across various sectors.

Silver futures led the advances, climbing more than 2%, while tin rose 1.51% and zinc gained 1.34%. Gold also posted a gain of over 1% during the opening.

On the downside, pure benzene fell sharply by 4.53%, while crude oil dropped 4.35%. Styrene declined 3.76%, and fuel oil slipped 3.38% in early trading.