
The US dollar weakened on Friday against a basket of other currencies after US President Donald Trump said China and the US reached the first phase of a substantial trade deal that delays tariff hikes that were set to kick in this week. LME base metals, except for aluminium and nickel, drifted higher on Friday. SHFE aluminium shed 0.6%.
Three-month LME aluminium fell on Friday, losing 1.6% to US$1,722 per tonne. As reported by Reuters LME aluminium rose 0.2% on Monday morning. Today, LME aluminium is likely to regain some of the losses it made during the end of last week.
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As on October 11, Friday, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stood at US$ 1720 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1721 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1725.50 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 1726 per tonne; Dec 20 bid price stands at US$ 1808 per tonne, and Dec 20 offer price stands at US$ 1813 per tonne.
The LME aluminium opening stock increased to 974200 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled at 797650 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 176550 tonnes.
LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 1744 per tonne.
SHFE Aluminium Price Trend
Benchmark aluminium price for SHFE (Shanghai Future Exchange) has increased to USD 2056 per tonne today, 14 October 2019.
Aggressively loaded-up shorts dragged the most-traded SHFE November contract below the five-day moving average, to an intraday low of RMB 13,600 per tonne, before it closed at RMB 13,790 per tonne, down 0.79% on the day. The most-active contract shifted to the December contract on Friday night. While fundamentals weakened, trade uncertainties may keep bearish positions on the sideline. An over 600-lot build of short position subdued the SHFE 1912 contract at open on Friday night, which shed 0.62% to end at RMB 13,735 per tonne. SHFE aluminium is unlikely to rebound sharply in the short term amid lack of positive news. The contract is expected to trade between RMB 13,700-13,800 per tonne today.
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