Futures: LME lead opened at $2,172.5/mt last night and fell 0.94% to $2,154.5/mt, with the highest and lowest prices at $2,197.5/mt and $2,145.5/mt respectively. The open interest decreased by 529 lots to 90,386 lots from the previous trading day. The most traded SHFE 2209 lead contract opened at 15,040 yuan/mt and rose by 0.7% to end at 15,130 yuan/m, after briefly hitting the lowest point at 15,025 yuan/mt and rising to the highest level at to 15,175 yuan/mt. The open interest decreased by 2,083 lots to 51,358 lots from the previous trading day.