... LME aluminum prices climbed steadily after opening at USD 2,325/mt last night, and finally closed at an intraday high of USD 2,375/mt, up USD 70/mt, or up over 3%. Inflows of speculative funds increased, and positions jumped by over 10,000 lots in response, while LME aluminum inventories declined by 5,800 mt to 4,281,425 mt. ...