Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D closed up 0.5% at 940.0 yuan/gram in the evening session on Sept 22 (Tuesday); silver T+D closed up 1.62% at 16,278.0 yuan/kg.

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said at a UN General Assembly press briefing he is ready to enter trilateral talks with Russian President Putin and US President Trump aimed at ending the war. He called his meeting with Trump positive and said they discussed possible de-escalation measures to reopen diplomatic channels, including a potential energy ceasefire under which parties would not strike each other’s energy infrastructure; any Russian signal of engagement would indicate willingness to act. Zelenskiy said he did not receive a specific US commitment on additional interceptor missile systems, though the tone was positive, and he urged Trump to expedite licensing for Ukraine to produce Patriot missile systems.

According to the LME positioning report, in the week to Sept. 18, 2026 investment funds held a net long of 39,800 lots of LME copper, down 827 lots week-on-week. Longs rose 522 lots while shorts rose 1,349 lots. Commercial participants held a net short of 33,900 lots, up 604 lots week-on-week.