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28 MAY 2022 AL CIRCLE

LME aluminium benchmark price trends down this week to US$2823/t; SHFE price slumps to US$3085/t

EDITED BY : DEBANJALI SENGUPTA 2MINS READ

The LME aluminium benchmark price has showcased a downswing this week after a prolonged period of hikes. Although both the LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price started the week on Monday, May 23, with a jump of US$32 per tonne to US$2,962 per tonne and US$2,963 per tonne, the prices began to decrease from the next day US$81.50 per tonne and US$82 per tonne, respectively, to come in at US$2,880.50 per tonne and US$2,881 per tonne. On Wednesday, May 25, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price extended decline to US$2,829 per tonne and US$2,829.50 per tonne and moved further down to US$2,825 per tonne and US$2,825.50 per tonne on Thursday, May 26. On Friday, May 27, both the LME prices slipped to US$2,822.50 per tonne and US$2,823 per tonne.

LME aluminium benchmark price trends down this week to US$2823/t; SHFE price slumps to US$3085/t

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3-month bid price and 3-month offer price also initiated the week on May 23 with a hike of US$40 per tonne to US$2,973 per tonne and US$2,975 per tonne but fell the next day by US$66 per tonne and US$67 per tonne to US$2,907 per tonne and US$2,908 per tonne, respectively. On Wednesday, May 25, the prices continued to decline by 1.7 per cent o score at US$2,857.50 per tonne and US$2,858 per tonne, which stopped further lower on May 26 at US$2,856 per tonne and US$2,857 per tonne. Friday, May 27, both 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price settled at US$2,845 per tonne and US$2,847 per tonne.

December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price plunged through the week by US$50 per tonne to US$2,805 per tonne and US$2,810 per tonne, respectively. LME aluminium opening stock slumped by 26,175 tonnes to close at 471,075 tonnes as of Friday, May 27.

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SHFE aluminium price                                       

The benchmark aluminium price for SHFE also closed lower this week. The price started at US$3,129 per tonne on Monday, May 23, with an increase of US$39 per tonne, but slipped the next day by US$9 per tonne to US$3,120 per tonne. On Wednesday, May 25, the SHFE price plunged by US$48 per tonne to US$3,072 per tonne and further decreased to US$3,061 per tonne. However, on Friday, May 27, the price gained US$24 per tonne to settle at US$3,085 per tonne.

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