Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,240 per tonne in the night session on September 4, with a high of RMB 24,355 per tonne, a low of RMB 24,220 per tonne, and a close of RMB 24,320 per tonne, up 0.12 per cent from the previous close. Futures stabilised and rebounded,...
Macro perspective: Fed Chairman Warsh delivered a hawkish speech at the Jackson Hole symposium, lifting market expectations for a September rate hike to around 60 per cent, while the US dollar consolidated amid fluctuations, unsettling the nonferrous metals sector. The Fed's latest Beige Book...
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According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, social inventories of primary aluminium ingot across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, stood at 853,000 tonnes on Thursday, April 27, experiencing a plunge of 53,000 tonnes week-on-week from 906,000 tonnes. Compared to Monday,...
On Friday, April 28, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has slipped by RMB 90 per tonne to stand at RMB 18,480 per tonne, with the spot contract price expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 30 per tonne and a premium price of RMB 10 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has slumped by RMB 180 per tonne on Thursday, April 27, to stand at RMB 18,570 per tonne, marking a downtrend for almost a week. Hence, on a week-on-week calculation, the price is down by RMB 570 per tonne or 2.83 per cent...
On Wednesday, April 26, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has fallen by RMB 80 per tonne to halt at RMB 18,750 per tonne, with the spot contract price expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 20 to a premium price of RMB 20 per tonne. The average prices are expected to orbit between RMB...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, A00 aluminium ingot price has fallen for the third day despite sluggish primary aluminium inventories across China. Then what could be the reason behind the price fall? Well, weaker metal consumption by downstream producers could be a factor for the...
On Monday, April 24, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has dropped by RMB 130 per tonne to score at RMB 18,900 per tonne, with the spot contract price expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 10 to a premium price of RMB 30 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between RMB...
This week, during April 17-21, all three Indian aluminium giants – NALCO, Hindalco, and Vedanta have elevated their aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices. Starting with NALCO, the company hiked its aluminium prices by INR 10,100 per tonne since April 7. In two-week time, its aluminium ingot...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the average alumina spot price in China has closed the week ending April 21, 2023, with a drop of RMB 5 per tonne after remaining restrained for three consecutive days. The price has concluded at RMB 2,898 per tonne versus RMB 2,903 per tonne the previous...
On April 19, 2023, aluminium alloy ingot ADC12 domestic prices increased by INR 2,000 per tonne to INR 199,000 per tonne. The increased tendency was attributed to the moderate OEM (original equipment manufacturer) transactions. The medium-scale alloy ingot producers (secondary aluminium) saw...
On Thursday, April 20, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price spiked up by RMB 80 per tonne to halt at RMB 19,110 per tonne, with the spot contract price expected to be traded at a premium price of RMB 10 to RMB 50 per tonne. The average price is expected to range between RMB 19,090 per tonne and RMB...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market (SMM), China's domestic A00 aluminium ingot price has skyrocketed by RMB 170 per tonne to exceed RMB 19,000 per tonne after over two months. From RMB 18,860 per tonne on April 18 , the price leapt to RMB 19,030 per tonne on April 19, close to the price on...
On Tuesday, April 18, China's A00 aluminium ingot price surged by RMB 120 per tonne to stand at RMB 18,860 per tonne. On a W-o-W calculation, the A00 aluminium ingot price has shot up by RMB 480 per tonne from RMB 18,380 per tonne recorded on April 11. The spot contract price for today has been...
The average alumina spot price in China has plummeted by RMB 14 per tonne over the weekend to reach RMB 2,903 per tonne as of Monday, April 17, found the Shanghai Metals Market. In Shanxi, the alumina price has slumped by RMB15 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,925 per tonne. On the other hand, in...
China’s social inventories of aluminium ingot across eight major consumption areas, including SHFE warrants, decreased by 72,000 tonnes week-on-week to come below 1 million tonnes on Thursday, April 13, found the Shanghai Metals Market survey. Data shows the inventories totalled 966,000 tonnes this...
On Friday, April 14, the average alumina spot price in China inched down by RMB 1 per tonne to settle at RMB 2,917 per tonne. The prices in Lianyungang and Bayuquan have dropped by RMB 20 per tonne to settle at RMB 2,950 per tonne and RMB 3,050 per tonne. The price in Shanxi has fallen by RMB 10...
A00 aluminium ingot price has augmented by RMB 60 per tonne, officially closing at RMB 18,500 per tonne, as the Shanghai Metals Market recorded on April 13, Thursday. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,480 per tonne and RMB 18,520 per tonne, with spot contracts trading at...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, social inventories of primary aluminium in China across eight major consumption areas dropped 32,000 tonnes at the beginning of the week on April 10, 2023. Thus, according to SMM, the inventories totalled 1.006 million tonnes. On a week-on-week basis, the...
A00 aluminium ingot price has plummeted by RMB 240 per tonne, officially closing at RMB 18,380 per tonne, as the Shanghai Metals Market recorded on April 11, Tuesday. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,360 per tonne and RMB 18,400 per tonne, with spot contracts trading at a...
