
The dollar pulled back from a two-month high against a basket of currencies on Monday, September 28, as equities rallied after four straight weeks of declines ahead of a slew of economic data and political developments in the United States.
Three-month LME aluminium settled 1.28 per cent firmer at US$ 1,784.50 per tonne on Monday, and is expected to move between US$ 1,740-1,790 per tonne today.
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As of Monday, September 28, both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price increased sharply by US$ 28.50 per tonne to stand at US$ 1737 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer price stood at US$ 1772 per tonne, up by US$ 26 per tonne from US$ 1746 per tonne on September 25. Dec 21 bid price and Dec 21 offer price hovered at US$ 1841 per tonne.
The LME aluminium opening stock declined from 1477175 tonnes to 1473025 tonnes. Live Warrants stood at 1202500 tonnes, while Cancelled Warrants at 1202500 tonnes.
LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price came in at US$ 1759.64 per tonne, as of Monday, September 28.
SHFE Aluminium Price Trend
Benchmark aluminium price for SHFE extended hike for the third consecutive day to stand at US$ 2113 per tonne on Tuesday, September 29, 2020.
The most-liquid SHFE 2011 aluminium contract fluctuated between RMB 14,000-14,100 per tonne in morning trading and finished the day 2.32 per cent higher at RMB 14,100 per tonne. Open interest fell 22,373 lots to 74,361 lots. Pre-holiday downstream stockpiling led to a sharp decrease in aluminium ingot inventories.
The most-liquid SHFE 2011 aluminium contract strengthened 1.68 per cent to end at RMB 14,210 per tonne in overnight trading. It is likely to trade between RMB 14,100-14,400 per tonne today, while spot premiums will be seen at RMB 300-360 per tonne.
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