
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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Three-month LME aluminium hiked 0.81% to close at $1795.5/t; SHFE increased to $2172/t
As of Friday, September 18, three-month LME aluminium increased 0.81 per cent to close at US$ 1,795.5 per tonne in choppy trading and is likely to fluctuate range-bound in the short term. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price stood at US$ 1745 per tonne on September 18,...

Three-month LME aluminium fell from an intraday high to close at $1789.50/t; SHFE price decreased to $2139/t
On Wednesday, September 16, three-month LME aluminium fell from an intraday high of US$ 1,804.50 per tonne to close at an intraday low of US$ 1,789.50 per tonne. It is likely to fluctuate between US$ 1,770-1,820 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price...

Three-month LME aluminium dropped 0.81% to end at US$1,776/t; SHFE aluminium fell 1%
Three-month LME aluminium slipped 0.81% to end at US$1,776 per tonne on Thursday, with open interest decreasing 2,033 lots to 777,000 lots. It is likely to fluctuate between US$1,750-1,820 per tonne today. As of Thursday September 3, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1743.50 per tonne,...

SHFE aluminium price rose marginally by $1/t to $2154/t, most-liquid SHFE 2010 contract ended 0.7% lower
The US dollar hit a more than two-year low and a fourth straight month of losses on Monday in the wake of the US Federal Reserve’s policy shift on inflation. It is down 1.24 per cent for the month, marking its worst August in five years and the longest run of monthly losses since the summer of...

Three-month LME aluminium ended at US$1,776/t; SHFE aluminium added 0.96%
Three-month LME aluminium weakened 0.17% to end at US$1,776 per tonne on Wednesday. As of Wednesday August 26, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1737per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1737per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1779 per tonne, 3-months offer price...

Hindalco hikes its aluminium ingot and aluminium product prices by INR1250/t w.e.f August 20
Hindalco Industries Limited has increased the prices of its aluminium ingot and aluminium product by 1 per cent with effect from Thursday, August 20. With the latest hike, Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price has rebounded to INR 150,000 per tonne, up INR 1,250 per tonne or 1 per cent from INR 148,750...

NALCO increases its aluminium price by only 1% in line with LME price downtrend this week
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has expanded its aluminium and aluminium product prices for the fourth time in a row, with effect from Friday, August 14. The company has raised its aluminium ingot price by INR 1,300 per tonne or 1 per cent to INR 150,050-153,550 per tonne, as of August...

SHFE launches aluminium and zinc options trading on Monday
The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), on Monday, August 10, launched trading in aluminium and zinc options. China, over the past three years, has launched 18 commodity options. The country is the world’s largest production and trading market for non-ferrous metals. Aluminium futures contracts are...

Hindalco again cuts its aluminium prices w.e.f August 11 after an intermittent hike; Ingot price now stands at INR14900/t
Hindalco Industries Limited has reduced its aluminium ingot and aluminium product prices with effect from Tuesday, August 11, following a hike on August 8. The company is now selling its aluminium ingot at INR 14,900 per tonne, down by INR 1,250 per tonne or 1 per cent from INR 150,250 per tonne on...

NALCO continues to increase its aluminium prices by 2% in response to growing LME benchmark prices
National Aluminium Company Limited has continued to increase its aluminium ingots and products prices for the third time in a row, with effect from Friday, August 7, 2020. Nalco’s aluminium ingots price is now standing at INR 148,750-152,250 per tonne, up by INR 3050-3100 per tonne or 2.09 per cent...

Hindalco expands its aluminium prices by more than 1.5% in response to the growing LME price
Hindalco Industries Limited has extended its aluminium ingot and aluminium product price hike for the third time in a row with effect from Wednesday, August 5. According to the price listed by Hindalco, the aluminium ingot price is now standing at INR 147,750 per tonne, up by INR 2,500 per tonne or...

Three-month LME aluminium closed at US$1,768/t; SHFE aluminium added 0.69%
Three-month LME aluminium finished the day 1.35% firmer at $1,768 per tonne on weaker US dollar index. As of Tuesday August 4, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1709.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1709.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 1748.50 per...

LME aluminium price closed lower at US$1679.50/t, SHFE increased by US$20/t
Three-month LME aluminium closed 2.02 per cent higher at US$ 1,744.5 per tonne on Monday, August 3. Both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price, as of Monday, August 3, decreased by US$ 6 per tonne to stand at US$ 1679.50 per tonne. 3-months bid price and 3-months offer...

Three-month LME aluminium hit five-month high of US$1,730/t earlier in the session; SHFE aluminium surged 1.5%
Three-month LME aluminium hit a new five-month high of US$1,730 per tonne earlier in the session and ended a tad firmer at US$1,727.5 per tonne on Wednesday. Open interest for the contract shrank to 794,000 lots. It is likely to move between US$1,710-1,750 per tonne today. As of Wednesday July 29,...

Three-month LME aluminium stands 0.77% higher to close at US$1,710/t; SHFE aluminium rose 0.14%
Three-month LME aluminium rose 0.77% to end at a new more than four-month high of US$1,710 per tonne on Monday in choppy trading. It is likely to move at US$1,690-1,730 per tonne today. As of Monday July 27, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1661.50 per tonne, LME official settlement...

Hindalco increases its aluminium prices by INR2000/t after a cut last week
Hindalco has hiked its aluminium ingot and aluminium product prices by INR 2,000 per tonne or 1.42 per cent with effect from Friday, July 24, following a cut last week on July 17. With the latest increase in price, Hindalco is selling its aluminium ingot at INR 143,250 per tonne, compared to INR...

Hindalco cuts its aluminium ingot and product prices by INR2250/t with effect from July 17
Hindalco Industries Limited has cut its aluminium ingot and product prices with effect Friday, July 17, following three consecutive hikes last week. The aluminium ingot price of the company has been reduced by INR 2,250 per tonne or 1.56 per cent to INR 141,250 per tonne. After the last hike on...

LME aluminium price trended down to $1640 per tonne; SHFE price slipped by $9/t
The US dollar fell to its lowest in more than a month against a basket of rivals on Tuesday as stocks on Wall Street gained. Three-month LME aluminium eased 0.44 per cent to US$1,682.5 per tonne on Tuesday in choppy trading. It is likely to move between $1,670-1,710 per tonne today. As of Tuesday,...

