Saudi civil defense issued an alert for potential danger in the area south of Khamis Mushait.

China’s Trina Solar said on Nov. 2 it intends to introduce a strategic partner in a planned sale of control in its PV mounting/racking subsidiary to capture synergies, while concentrating on its core solar‑plus‑storage business and AIDC compute‑power coordination initiatives. The company said the matter is at a pre‑communication stage, does not yet meet disclosure thresholds, and remains subject to due diligence, audit/valuation and internal and external approvals, with material uncertainty. Investors should await official updates.

Copper rebounded from a one-week closing low after recording a third straight weekly decline, as easing tech-sector selling and weaker crude prices reduced global growth worries. Most Asian equity markets rose and US futures ticked higher on Monday as risk appetite recovered; oil fell after reports President Trump would give diplomacy more time before deciding whether to resume strikes on Iran following midterm elections. Copper has traded in a relatively narrow band around $14,500/ton for the past two months. Traders remain focused on whether AI-related capex will sustain demand, the prospect of US tariffs on refined copper imports, and the risk of wider Middle East escalation. Signs of constrained mine supply are increasing: Chilean output fell to at least a 20-year low last quarter and is expected to recover only modestly next year. Jefferies analysts said that, if global growth remains resilient, structural supply challenges leave copper price risk clearly skewed to the upside.