The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price faltered across the pricing and contract segments on the September 2 close. The trend reflected a contrast of the surge reported in the September 1 session . The LME aluminium cash bid pulled back by 0.18 per cent day-on-day on September 2, down to...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price chart recovered on the August 28 trading session across the pricing and contract segments compared to the August 27 close. On the inventory side, opening stocks and live warrants remained stable for three consecutive sessions. The LME aluminium cash...
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Mixed trends in supply and demand! Domestic aluminium billet supply-side operating performance remained generally stable in November, with the final production figure meeting off-season expectations. As the September-October peak season concluded, some aluminium billet enterprises planned ahead to...
After a steady price movement, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price on December 5 slightly moved upward. The opening stock and cancelled warrants inched down, whereas the live warrants remained steady from the previous day’s close. On December 5, the LME cash bid rose by USD 11.5 per...
On December 4, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price showed no change from the previous day’s close. On the other hand, 3-month prices rose slightly with a decline in the future contracts, but the openning stock and cancelled warrants dipped, but the live warrants held firm. The LME cash...
Futures: During the night session on December 3, the most-traded SHFE aluminium contract 2601 opened at RMB 21,935 per tonne, reached a high of RMB 22,055 per tonne, touched a low of RMB 21,930 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 22,010 per tonne, up RMB 70 per tonne or 0.32 per cent from the...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices on December 3 have further inched down from the previous close. However, the 3-month Asian Reference Price showed an upward movement. The LME cash bid declined from USD 2,858 per tonne to USD 2,853 per tonne, representing a decline of USD 5 per tonne...
As of November 28, Mysteel's assessment for the benchmark 5,500 kcal per kg thermal coal at China's northern ports reached RMB 821per tonne (USD 116.8per tonne), down RMB 9per tonne from a week ago. The 5,000 kcal per kg and 4,500 kcal per kg NAR grades reached RMB 721per tonne and RMB 625per...
On December 2, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium cash price fell slightly, but other contracts continued the upward trend. The inventory further dropped from the previous day’s close. The LME cash bid fell by USD 1 per tonne or 0.03 per cent to reach USD 2,858 per tonne and the cash offer...
Mysteel assessed the national average spot price for metallurgical-grade alumina with purity above 98.6 per cent at RMB 2,851 per tonne (USD 403 per tonne) on November 27, marking a marginal 0.3 per cent drop from a week earlier. During the same week, alumina stocks reached another all-time high....
The London Metal Exchange (LME) price on December 1 significantly increased from the previous day’s close. However, the opening stock and cancelled warrants declined along with the cost of alumina platts. Both the LME cash bid and offer rose by USD 34 per tonne or 1.2 per cent, where the bid stood...
LME aluminium saw a firm uptick on November 28 across cash, 3-month and December 2026 contracts, while exchange inventories posted a mild decline. On November 28, the LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 2,825 per tonne, rising 0.77 per cent from USD 2,803.5 per tonne on November 27. The cash...
Indian aluminium market witnesses a 0.64 per cent price drop to INR 270.45 per kilogram, owing to the declining demand from China, which is otherwise the world’s largest aluminium producer cum consumer. Along with deflating pricing in the Chinese market, the SHFE inventory rise of 7.67 per cent has...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices on November 27 showed a slight uptick. On the other hand, the LME inventory showed a mixed trend. The LME cash bid and offer moved up by USD 18.5 per tonne or 0.65 per cent, where each reached USD 2,803.5 per tonne and USD 2,804 per tonne. The...
LME aluminium prices posted a steady uptick on November 26 across cash, 3-month and forward contracts, while exchange inventories slipped slightly compared with the previous session. On November 26, the LME aluminium cash bid and offer stood at USD 2,822 per tonne and USD 2,822.50 per tonne, up...
China's alumina inventories mounted further during the November 14-20 week, with stocks as of November 20 refreshing a new all-time record high, as they have for the past four weeks, Mysteel data show. But despite the persistent supply surplus, production of the raw material remained largely stable...
LME aluminium prices strengthened on November 25, with the cash bid rising to USD 2,786.50 per tonne and the cash offer to USD 2,787 per tonne, up from USD 2,776 and USD 2,776.5 on November 24. This reflects a 0.38 per cent increase in both bid and offer prices day-on-day. The 3-month contract also...
On November 24, 2025, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price inched up from the previous day, with a slight decline at the inventory front. Both the LME cash bid and offer trended up by USD 11 per tonne or 0.4 per cent and each settled at USD 2,776 per tonne and USD 2,776.5 per tonne. At...
LME aluminium prices eased on November 21, with both cash and three-month contracts posting modest declines from the previous session, while exchange inventories continued to edge higher. On November 21, the LME aluminium cash bid stood at USD 2,765 per tonne, down 0.47 per cent from USD 2,778 on...
On Thursday, the national average price for metallurgical-grade alumina with a purity exceeding 98.6 per cent eased by RMB 5 per tonne (USD 0.7 per tonne) from Wednesday to RMB 2,860 per tonne including the 13 per cent VAT, according to Mysteel's daily assessment. Behind the slight decline was...
