LME aluminium price marks a surge of US$87/t to US$2542/t; SHFE price expands by US$37/t

LME aluminium opened the previous trading day at US$2,489 per tonne, with a high of US$2,568 per tonne and a low of US$2,483 per tonne, closing at US$2,554 per tonne, up US$68 per tonne, an increase of 2.73 per cent.

Both the cash bid price and official settlement price marked a surge of US$86 per tonne or 3.50 per cent and US$87 per tonne or 3.54 per cent on September 24. The rise in price can be attributed to the announcement of a series of policy measures by China to support its economy and property market.

The cash bid price and official settlement price halted at US$2,540 per tonne and US$2,542 per tonne on Tuesday, September 24.

3-month bid price and 3-month offer price also shot up by US$87 per tonne to dock at US$2,558 per tonne and US$2,559 per tonne. December 25 bid price and December 25 offer price gained US$72 per tonne to halt at US$2,652 per tonne and US$2,657 per tonne.

LME aluminium opening stock came in at 803025 tonnes. Live warrants and Cancelled warrants stood at 349750 tonnes and 453275 tonnes.

LME aluminium 3-month Asian Reference Price expanded by US$52.39 per tonne or 2.12 per cent to reside at US$2,518.77 per tonne.

SHFE aluminium price

On Wednesday, September 25, the SHFE aluminium benchmark price ascended by US$37 per tonne or 1.30 per cent to settle at US$2,870 per tonne. Overnight, the most-traded SHFE aluminium 2411 contract opened at RMB 20,065 per tonne, reaching a high of RMB 20,170 per tonne and a low of RMB 20,035 per tonne, closing at RMB 20,105 per tonne, up RMB 200 per tonne, an increase of 1 per cent.

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