
The US dollar index fell below 96 to the lowest in almost one week at 95.76 on Monday after Federal Reserve took decision to raise interest rates.
LME aluminium closed the day’s trading at US$ 2033 per tonne yesterday. Then the contract hit a high of US$2,084.5 per tonne during the European session before it finished1.3% higher at US$2,058.5 per tonne during Monday night. We expect LME aluminium to trade at US$2,050-2,070 per tonne today.
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As on August 20, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2032 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2033 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2065 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2065.50 per tonne; Dec 19 bid price stands at US$ 2110 per tonne, and Dec 19 offer price stands at US$ 2115 per tonne.
The LME aluminium opening stock dropped to 1115725 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled at 832525 tonnes, and Cancelled Warrants were 283200 tonne.
LME aluminium 3-months Asian Reference Price is hovering at US$ 2040 per tonne.
SME and SHFE Aluminium Price Trend
The benchmark aluminium price on Shanghai Metal Exchange increased to US$ 2127 per tonne on August 21, from US$ 2087 per tonne on August 20.
With support at the five-day moving average, the SHFE 1810 contract rebounded and touched a high of RMB 14,470 per tonne. However, limited confidence from market participants saw it lose RMB 10 per tonne from last Friday to close below the 20-day moving average at RMB 14,455 per tonne on Monday. The contract opened higher and rose to a high of RMB 14,710 per tonne before it lost some early gains and closed at RMB 14,645 per tonne overnight. Aluminium prices received a boost from the latest increase in National Aluminium Company (Nalco)’s alumina shipment price. We expect the SHFE 1810 contract to trade at RMB 14,550-14,700 per tonne today with spot discounts at RMB 70-30 per tonne.
Key thing to watch this week would be the upcoming US-China trade talks.
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