Marubeni Corporation, a major trading company in Japan, reported that the aluminum stocks at Japan's three major ports totaled 360,700 tons as of the end of August this year, rising by 2.9% compared to the previous month.

Among them, the stock in the Yokohama Port was 160,200 tons, up from 157,900 tons in the previous month; that in the Nagoya Port was 179,700 tons, increasing from 171,900 tons recorded last month; that in the Osaka Port was 20,800 tons, keeping flat from the level in the previous month.