
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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On February 9, 2026, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices surged, reflecting a significant increase with declining inventory. The alumina platts tend to remain the same from the previous day’s close. Both the LME cash bid and offer rose by USD 38.5 per tonne or 1.3 per cent, where the...

Futures: Last night session, SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 23,525 per tonne, down 0.06per cent, fluctuating rangebound near the MA5 (23,544). The short-term moving average system showed a bearish alignment, with prices under pressure below the MA10 (24,035.5) and MA30 (24,006.17), but medium and...

中文翻译附于新闻末尾,敬请继续阅读。 By the end of the daytime trading session on Friday, the most-traded nickel contract for May delivery had fallen by 6 per cent from a week earlier to end at RMB 132,330 per tonne (USD 19,069.8 per tonne). Meanwhile, the most-traded March aluminium and copper contracts had dropped...

中文翻译附于新闻末尾,敬请继续阅读。 Futures: Last Friday, SHFE aluminium night session closed at RMB 23,585 per tonne, up 0.98 per cent, fluctuating rangebound during the session. The price traded below the short-term moving averages, MA5 (23,610) and MA10 (24,118), under short-term pressure, but remained above the...

Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange rose sharply on February 6, with both cash and forward contracts reporting gains in contrast to the inventories, which followed a decline. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook, book the report “ Global ALuminium Industry...

The LME aluminium cash bid price fell to USD 3013.5 per tonne on February 5 from USD 3047 per tonne on February 4, marking a 1.10 per cent decline. The cash offer price also slipped 1.10 per cent to USD 3014 per tonne, down from USD 3047.5 per tonne. In the futures segment, the 3-month bid price...

Futures: On the night session of February 4, the most-traded SHFE aluminium 2603 contract opened at RMB 23,800 per tonne, rose after opening, hit a high of RMB 23,900 per tonne, then pulled back, touched a low of RMB 23,625 per tonne, and fluctuated in consolidation toward the close, eventually...

Aluminium prices on London Metal Exchange (LME) dropped across most contracts on February 4, reflecting a drastic decline and broad pullback from the previous session, while exchange inventories continued with an unchanged record. The LME aluminium cash bid price continued to slip, reaching USD...

In January, spot prices at northern ports showed only mild volatility. The benchmark 5,500 kcal per kg NAR coal opened the month at RMB 690 per tonne (USD 99.5 per tonne), rose to RMB 706 per tonne in mid-January, then retreated to RMB 693 per tonne before closing at RMB 699 per tonne on January...

Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) recorded a notable increase on February 3 compared with the previous trading session, while exchange inventories moved lower. On February 3, the LME aluminium cash bid stood at USD 3,102 per tonne and the cash offer at USD 3,103 per tonne, rising...

During January 23-29, alumina prices held largely stable but continued to be soft. Mysteel's price assessment showed that the national spot price for metallurgical-grade alumina edged down by 0.3 per cent on a weekly basis to average RMB 2,648 per tonne (USD 381 per tonne) as of January 29. The...

London Metal Exchange aluminium prices weakened across most contracts on February 2, a trend following the previous session. Meanwhile, exchange inventories made a soft recovery. The LME aluminium cash bid price continued to slip, reaching USD 3,041 per tonne on February 2 from USD 3,109 per tonne...

SHFE aluminium 2602 fluctuated downward in the morning session, with the price centre lower than the previous trading day. The decline in aluminium prices led to a slight increase in purchasing sentiment. However, constrained by the approaching Chinese New Year break, overall downstream procurement...

On January 30, which is the close of the week, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices showed a significant dip in its contracts and futures prices. The declining trend has also been observed in the LME inventories as well. The LME cash bid dropped from USD 3,323 per tonne to USD 3,109 per...

Aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange showed mixed movements between January 28 and January 29, with cash prices diverging while forward contracts strengthened. On January 29, the LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 3323 per tonne, down 1.9 per cent from USD 3258 per tonne on January...

Global aluminium markets surged on Wednesday, pushing prices to their highest level in nearly four years as a sudden slide in the US dollar reignited risk appetite across base metals. The rally gathered pace after President Trump downplayed concerns over the greenback. Asked about the recent USD...

From the previous close, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices recovered with a steady increase. LME inventory side, however, followed the declining trend earlier, suggesting a global supply shortage of metal outflow. On January 28, the LME cash bid increased by 2.9 per cent from USD...

From the previous close, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices showed a slight dip. This declining trend followed in the LME inventory side, which is deemed to create a supply shortage globally, with a rise in price. On January 27, the LME cash bid declined from USD 3,190 per tonne to...