China lithium carbonate futures 2701 weakened intraday, with losses widening as much as 1.01%; last 132,160 yuan/ton. Turnover about 10.554 billion yuan; open interest rose by nearly 9,100 contracts on the day — price fell while positions increased.

Wall Street Journal reports Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said Russian President Putin is unlikely to respond absent new pressure and sanctions.

At the UN General Assembly, U.S. President Trump said job creation since he took office has exceeded 1.0 mln and the U.S. poverty rate is at a historic low. He said the U.S. stock market stands at unprecedented levels and capital inflows into the United States exceed those into any other country at any time. Trump said U.S. energy is driving global growth and that the U.S. military is the world's strongest, adding U.S. military investment over the past 12 months reached 1.5 tln dlr.