Sources said some Japanese aluminium buyers have agreed with global producers on a premium of $255/tonne for Oct-Dec shipments, down 35% q/q.

On Oct 6, 2026 (Day 6 of the National Day holiday) total cross‑regional person trips were 303.46 mln, up 0.04% MoM and down 1.9% YoY versus the same holiday period in 2025 (Oct 7, Day 7). Rail passenger volume 21.61 mln, +2.7% MoM, +11.8% YoY. Road travel 277.99 mln, -0.1% MoM, -2.9% YoY; of which commercial road passenger trips 43.15 mln, +8.4% MoM, +4.5% YoY, and non‑commercial small‑car trips on expressways and national/provincial roads 234.84 mln, -1.5% MoM, -4.1% YoY. Water passenger volume 1.38 mln, -9.9% MoM, +24.1% YoY. Civil aviation passenger volume 2.49 mln, +1.5% MoM, +0.9% YoY.

London Metal Exchange inventories: zinc rose 475 tonnes, nickel unchanged, aluminium unchanged, copper fell 3,100 tonnes, lead down 225 tonnes, tin down 80 tonnes.