Marubeni Corporation, a major trading company in Japan, reported that the aluminum stocks at Japan's three major ports totaled 329,100 tons as of the end of October, declining by 3.6% compared to the previous month.

Among them, the stock in the Yokohama Port was 139,600 tons, down from 144,700 tons in the previous month; that in the Nagoya Port was 170,400 tons, decreasing from 176,900 tons recorded last month; that in the Osaka Port was 19,100 tons, sliding from 19,700 tons in the previous month.