伊朗外交部發言人：德黑蘭與伊斯蘭堡之間的雙邊關係，特別是在近幾個月來，變得越來越重要，這些互訪是兩國鄰邦關係不斷髮展過程中自然而然的一部分。

LME on warrants and canceled warrants: Copper on warrants 89,975 t, down 4,250 t; canceled warrants 128,325 t, down 4,100 t. Aluminum on warrants 244,650 t, unchanged; canceled warrants 10,250 t, down 3,000 t. Zinc on warrants 74,725 t, up 900 t; canceled warrants 22,400 t, down 1,250 t. Nickel on warrants 255,888 t, unchanged; canceled warrants 8,556 t, unchanged. Lead on warrants 361,525 t, unchanged; canceled warrants 60,275 t, down 6,625 t. Tin on warrants 4,785 t, down 20 t; canceled warrants 0 t, down 66 t.

Aug 3-9 — China’s Ministry of Transport reported monitored logistics flows: port cargo throughput 235.13 mln t, WoW -16.92%; container throughput 6.267 mln TEU, WoW -9.04%. National railway freight 77.05 mln t, WoW +0.59%. Truck passages on national expressways 52.86 mln, WoW -0.54%. Civil aviation handled 138,000 flights (4,770 cargo flights: 3,106 international, 1,664 domestic), WoW -1.68%. Postal and express parcels collected ~3.731 bln items, WoW -5.52%; delivered ~3.744 bln items, WoW -3.63%.