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,...
LME aluminium prices edged lower on September 4 compared with the previous trading day, while aluminium stocks also declined marginally. The most notable movement was in cancelled warrants, which fell by more than 38 per cent day on day. On September 4, the LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD...
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Entering June, the petroleum coke market broadly exhibited a pattern of initial decline followed by stabilisation, with divergent trends among different varieties. Early in the month, low-sulphur petroleum coke prices were cut in a concentrated manner, intensifying bearish sentiment and generally...
This week, the operating rate at leading aluminium downstream processors in China came in at 63.6 per cent, down 0.4 percentage points W-o-W. Off-season characteristics emerged, with most segments under general pressure, while only the aluminium wire and cable sector bucked the trend and held up...
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 24,155 per tonne in the daytime session, up 0.62 per cent, remaining below all key moving averages (MA5≈24,072, MA10≈24,300, MA30≈24,450, MA60≈24,590), with clear downward pressure from short-term MAs and the bearish alignment still in place. The MACD indicator...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium cash price and near-term contracts recorded improvement on the June 11 over the previous trading session of June 10 . Longer dated contracts and stocks, however, continued to record further decline. The LME aluminium cash bid rose 0.29 per cent day-on-day...
Futures: Overnight, the aluminium alloy 2608 contract opened higher, then retreated after rapid rise, reaching a high of RMB 23,465 per tonne and a low of RMB 23,005 per tonne, closing at the settlement price of RMB 23,251 per tonne. The minutely chart showed that after the night session opened,...
The LME aluminium price graph showed a broadly weaker trend on June 10, with cash, three-month and December 2027 contracts all recording declines compared to the last date. The LME aluminium cash bid price fell to USD 3,488 per tonne on June 10 from USD 3,607 per tonne on June 9, marking a decline...
Have the speculations of India’s staggering loss worth USD 4.56 billion from metal exports to the US post-tariffs come true? Statistics strongly disagree. In the January-March quarter (Q1) of 2026, India’s export value of primary aluminium to the United States surged by 43.64 per cent year-on-year...
Today, the American Primary Aluminum Association celebrates the one-year anniversary of President Trump's 50 per cent Section 232 aluminium tariff. This tariff is revolutionising domestic manufacturing production, strengthening supply chains, creating thousands of new jobs, generating billions of...
Futures: SHFE aluminium settled at RMB 23,900 per tonne, down 0.67 per cent. Prices further moved away from all moving averages (MA5=24,146, MA10=24,389, MA30=24,483, MA60=24,612), with the moving average system showing an accelerated bearish alignment and divergence, and weakness intensifying. The...
The close of June 9 witnessed the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price graph continuing to slip across all categories in aluminium prices, contracts, as well as stocks. Stability was noted only in live warrants and the alumina platts price. To know the long-term upstream market forecast,...
The Capacity Replacement Scheme for the aluminium electrolysis construction project of Yunnan Hongtai New-type Materials Co., Ltd. (Announcement No. 18 of 2019 by the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Yunnan Province) was publicly announced on December 26, 2019. The construction...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices, as witnessed in the previous three sessions, have persisted on the declining graph at the close of the June 8 session. The LME aluminium cash bid price declined to USD 3,669 per tonne on June 8 from USD 3,735 per tonne on June 5 , marking a decrease...
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 24,125 per tonne, edged up 0.15 per cent, with price far below all key moving averages (MA5=24,273, MA10=24,380, MA30=24,518.67, MA60=24,637.5). The moving averages maintained a bearish alignment, and the weak pattern remained unchanged. The MACD indicator...
Futures market : In May, the most-traded cast aluminium alloy contract swung wildly with its price centre moving lower. It traded in the range of RMB 22,800-23,800 per tonne throughout the month, repeatedly retreated after rapid rises, and bottomed out, failing to form a one-sided trend. Moving...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2607 contract closed at RMB 24,115 per tonne, down 0.76 per cent. Price was running below MA5 (24,415.00), MA10 (24,404.50), MA30 (24,549.33), and MA60 (24,658.42), with short- and medium-term moving averages in a bearish alignment and gradually pressing...
London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices witnessed a decline in the cash price on the June 5 session. Contracts, however, improved from the closing figures of June 4 , while stocks returned to the declining graph. The LME aluminium cash bid as well as offer prices eased 0.08 per cent...
A supply shock in West Asia is reshaping the global aluminium market. Disruptions to smelters, shipping routes and regional energy supplies have tightened aluminium availability and pushed London Metal Exchange prices to a four-year high, bringing the market closer to the USD 4,000-per-tonne...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2607 contract closed at RMB 24,310 per tonne, down 0.29 per cent. The price was running below the MA5 (24,466.00), MA10 (24,440.50), MA30 (24,582.83), and MA60 (24,674.17) moving averages. Short- and medium-term moving averages were gradually turning...
