On November 4, the stainless steel inventory in Guangdong region of Shanghai Futures Exchange was 5,925 tons, unchanged from the previous day; the total stainless steel inventory in Jiangsu region was 49,867 tons, down 117 tons from the previous day; the total inventory was 55,792 tons, down 117 tons from the previous trading day.

On November 4, quotations at major Chinese ports edged down. The international cotton price index (SM) stood at 89.26 cents per pound, down by 0.49 cents per pound, translating to a general trade port delivery price of 14,756 yuan per ton (calculated based on a 1% tariff and the exchange rate of the Bank of China's central parity rate, the same applies hereinafter); the international cotton price index (M) was 87.23 cents per pound, down by 0.47 cents per pound, translating to a general trade port delivery price of 14,425 yuan per ton.