现货白银日内涨幅达3.00%，现报57.30美元/盎司。

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Oct. 15 designated 16 Iran-related individuals and several entities, including Iraq International Development Investment and Finance Bank, Iran’s Chabahar International Offshore Bank, Jazireh International Bank and multiple currency-exchange firms. OFAC also designated Cuba International Commercial Bank (BICSA). OFAC issued two Russia-related general licenses authorizing transactions linked to Lukoil retail fuel stations outside Russia and certain Lukoil-related entities in Bulgaria, and an Iran-related general license permitting an orderly wind-down of transactions involving Iraq International Development Investment and Finance Bank.

China lithium carbonate most-active futures contract slipped below the 100,000 mark, down more than 2% intraday and hitting its lowest level since Dec. 16 last year.