Reuters reported that Chinese manufacturing plants and merchants have increased purchases of spot primary aluminium in Asia to take advantage of London Metal Exchange prices that are down more than a fifth from their year highs.

Traders said that the spike in buying by the world's top aluminium consumer comes despite premiums for spot metal over LME prices rising by a quarter since late May and could help prop up LME prices.

Source - Reuters

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