
SHFE aluminium falls, East China premium pulls back
Today, the centre of SHFE aluminium futures fell from the previous trading day, market shipment sentiment was relatively pronounced, and overall spot aluminium transactions shifted to discounts. Today, market transactions for A00 aluminium ingot premiums were between a discount of RMB 40 per tonne...
Concerns over liquidity tightening ease marginally, aluminium prices are under pressure at high levels in the short term
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 24,010 per tonne, down 0.62 per cent, with the price breaking below MA5 (around 24,160) but holding slightly above MA10 (23,988.5); short-term moving average support faces a test, while medium-term MA30 (23,469.5) and MA60 (23,699.67) remain in bullish...
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LME aluminium price closes 0.03% higher at US$2,869/t; SHFE price decreases by US$13
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,890 per tonne on Thursday morning and ranged between 2,850-2,910 per tonne before closing at $2,890.5 per tonne, an increase of $0.5 per tonne or 0.02%. Trading volume was 16,000 lots, and open interest decreased by 3,968 lots to 646,000 lots. On Thursday...

LME aluminium price falls down by nearly 3.5% to come in at US$2,847/t; SHFE price plummets by US$82/t
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,892 per tonne on Tuesday morning, with the highest and lowest prices at $2,910 per tonne and $2,824 per tonne, and lost 1.97 percent to settle at $2,831 per tonne. Open interest increased 850 lots to 656,000 lots. On Tuesday, September 14, LME aluminium cash...

LME aluminium price drops US$5/t to stand at US$2740.5/t; SHFE price closes higher at US$3371/t
Three-month LME aluminium rose 0.02 per cent to end at US$2,768 per tonne on last night, with open interest decreasing 49 lots to 651,000 lots. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price dropped by US$5 per tonne on Tuesday, September 7, to come in at US$2,740 per tonne and...

LME aluminium price dipped US$1/t to close at US$2647.50/t; SHFE price settled lower at US$3168/t
Three-month LME aluminium rose 0.61 per cent to end at US$ 2,620 per tonne on Wednesday, August 25. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price dipped slightly by US$ 1 per tonne to come in at US$ 2,647.50 per tonne on Wednesday, August 25. But 3-months bid price and 3-months...

NALCO’s aluminium ingot price rebounds to INR226,750-230,250/t in line with LME aluminium price hike
National Aluminium Company Limited’s aluminium ingot price and aluminium products prices rebounded on Wednesday, August 25, following a sharp decline in the previous week. The company has reported that it is now selling its aluminium ingot at INR 226,750-230,250 per tonne, up by INR 8,000 per tonne...

Hindalco grows its aluminium ingot price by INR1500/t on August 24 in line with LME aluminium price uptrend
Hindalco Industries Limited has increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices by INR 1,500 per tonne with effect from Tuesday, August 24. The company’s aluminium ingot price has come in at INR 225,000 per tonne compared to INR 223,500 per tonne on August 19. Hindalco is selling its...

LME aluminium price soared US$67.50/t to close at US$2624/t; SHFE price inched down US$4/t
Three-month LME aluminium inched up 0.04 per cent to end at US$ 2,597.50 per tonne on Friday, with open interest increasing 5,575 lots to 676,000 lots, and is expected to trade between US$ 2,570-2,620 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price soared by US$...

LME aluminium price closes 1.61% higher at US$2556.50/t; SHFE price grows to US$3077/t
Three-month LME aluminium closed 2.99 per cent higher at US$ 2,596.50 per tonne on Thursday, with open interest increasing 1,850 lots to 670,000 lots, and is expected to trade between US$ 2,550-2,600 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price jumped by US$...

LME aluminium price closes lower at US$2497.50/t; SHFE price plunges by US$52/t to US$2984/t
Three-month LME aluminium closed 0.78 per cent lower at US$ 2,485 per tonne on Tuesday, with open interest increasing 3,728 lots to 669,000 lots, and is expected to trade between US$ 2,470-2,530 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price inched down by US$ 2...

London Metal Exchange adds six new cash-settled futures contracts, including aluminium scrap
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced the launch of a six new cash-settled futures contracts. The new cash-settled futures include lithium hydroxide, two regional steel scrap contracts, European HRC, aluminium scrap, and a duty paid European aluminium premium contract. Georgina Hallett, LME...

China to continue release aluminium from state reserves in batches: Source
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Monday, July 19, that China would continue to release aluminium from state reserves to lower the metal price. In a rare move aimed at cooling a rally in metal prices that has moved up raw materials costs for Chinese downstream aluminium...

LME aluminium price closed 1.25% higher to reach above US$2500/t; SHFE price stood at US$2987/t
Three-month LME aluminium fell 0.36 per cent to close at US$ 2,517 per tonne on Wednesday. It is expected that the contract will trade between US$ 2,480-2,550 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price grew further by US$ 31 per tonne or 1.25 per cent to stand...

China’s state metal reserves sold 50,000 tonnes of aluminium in just one day of two days auction on July 5-6
According to a report on Tuesday, July 6, China’s state metal reserves took only one of two days allotted of the auction to sell all the aluminium and copper that was on offer. Last month, the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration announced that it would sell 50,000 tonnes of...

LME aluminium price dropped US$10/t to close at US$2529.50/t; SHFE price plunged by US$49/t to US$2914/t
Three-month LME aluminium fell 2.03 per cent to close at US$ 2,506 per tonne on Tuesday. The contract is expected to trade between US$ 2,450-2,560 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price dropped by US$ 10 per tonne to close at US$ 2,529.50 per tonne on...

LME aluminium price closed higher at US$2375.50/t after five days of decline; SHFE price extended hike to US$2896/t
Three-month LME aluminium rose 1 per cent to close at US$ 2,426 per tonne last night, with open interest down 4,002 lots to 696,000 lots, and is expected to trade between US$ 2,400-2,460 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price recorded a rise of US$ 22 per...

LME aluminium price extends decline by 2% to US$2374/t; SHFE price reduces to US$2836/t
Three-month LME aluminium decreased 4.41 per cent to end at US$ 2,352 per tonne on Thursday night, with open interest losing 1,771 lots to 697,000 lots, and is expected to trade between US$ 2,320-2,420 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price extended...

LME aluminium price built-up US$20/t to reach US$2490/t; SHFE market is closed for Dragon Boat Festival
LME aluminium benchmark price grew 0.81 per cent on Friday, June 11. On the previous day, the price stood at US$ 2,470 per tonne, gaining 0.45 per cent from the previous day. On Friday, June 11, LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price increased for the sixth day in a row by...

Three-month LME aluminium up by 2.08% to settle at US$2,455/t; SHFE aluminium slipped 1.3%
Three-month LME aluminium went up 2.08% to settle at US$2,455 per tonne last Friday night, with open interest up 7,236 lots to 720,000 lots. SMM expects the contract to trade between US$2,400-2,470 per tonne today. As of Friday, June 4, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2412.50 per...

