
London Metal Exchange market remains closed today for Christmas. So, LME official CASH Buyer price of aluminium, as on December 23, stands at US$1,739 per tonne, Cash Seller & Settlement price stands at US$1,740 per tonne, 3M Buyer price is US$1,718 per tonne, and 3M Seller price is US$1,718.5 per tonne. LME Official Opening Stock of aluminium is estimated at 2139575 tonnes, total Live Warrants is 1501450 tonnes and Cancelled Warrant is 648575 tonnes.
Looking at the global key macroeconomic factors, US home prices have escalated steadily; profit in China's major industrial hubs is expected to improve in November on the back of increased value-addition during January-November; November PPI witnessed the largest rise of 3.3 per cent YOY in 3.5 years; and commodity prices also improved in November. The Conference Board’s CCI and Richmond Fed’s manufacturing index in December will be released today.
In China, the benchmark price of aluminium on Shanghai Metal Exchange stands at US$1,848 per tonne on Tuesday, December 27.
SME Price Source: http://en.shmet.com
Aluminium traded on Shanghai Futures Exchange weakened overnight. The contract, SHFE 1702 aluminum, after opening at RMB 12,670 per tonne on Monday, fluctuated and rallied before closing below at RMB 12,640 per tonne. It is expected not to fall below RMB 12,500 per tonne this week. In fact, SMM predicts, SHFE 1702 aluminum will move at RMB 12,550-12,750/mt on Tuesday.
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Spot aluminium in China’s domestic market is expected to trade at premiums of RMB 20-60 per tonne on Tuesday.
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