PBOC conducted a 70 billion yuan 7-day reverse repo today; bids and allotments were both 70 billion yuan at a 1.40% rate, unchanged.

CSC Financial says aluminum foil, a small high‑quality segment of lithium‑battery materials, is seeing concentrated market structure—leaders hold ~38% share—and broad price pass‑through to customers. Cumulative processing fees have risen about 1,000–1,500 yuan/ton. The firm expects supply‑demand to continue improving in H2 2026–2027, supporting further price upside. Sodium‑ion battery commercialization is progressing from a 1→10 scale phase; with the aluminum‑foil technical route confirmed and per‑unit foil usage set to double, demand for aluminum foil should increase materially.

日本10年期國債收益率上漲5.5個基點，至2.825%。