
Low inventory supports aluminium prices to consolidate at highs; Peak season recovery pace awaits verification
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 24,590 per tonne in the night session on September 9, reached a high of RMB 24,660 per tonne and a low of RMB 24,565 per tonne, and closed at RMB 24,650 per tonne, up RMB 90 per tonne or 0.37 per cent from the previous close. Futures...
LME aluminium cash offer rises 0.84% to $3,353/t; stocks remain unchanged at 244,525t
The LME aluminium price moved higher on September 9 compared with the previous trading day, with cash and three-month aluminium prices recording gains, while total warehouse stocks remained unchanged. On September 9, the LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 3351.5 per tonne, up USD 27.5 per...
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Three-month LME aluminium rose to close at US$2,061.5/t; SHFE aluminium climbed 1.21%
Three-month LME aluminium advanced 1.7% to close at US$2,061.5 per tonne on Tuesday, with open interest adding 4,006 lots to 725,000 lots. As of Tuesday, February 9, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2045.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2045.50 per tonne;...

LME aluminium price soared to US$2025.50/t; SHFE price rallied to the highest this year at US$2460/t
Three-month LME aluminium added 0.4 per cent to settle at US$ 2,027 per tonne on Monday after hitting a one-month high at US$ 2,040 per tonne earlier in the session, with open interest decreasing 4,352 lots to 741,000 lots. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price opened the...

LME aluminium price edged higher to settle at US$2007.50/t; SHFE rose for the third day in a row to US$2427/t
Three-month LME aluminium advanced 1.23 per cent to settle at US$ 2,019 per tonne last Friday, February 5, with open interest decreasing 3,086 lots to 725,000 lots. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price continued to grow to close the last week ending on Friday, January 5,...

Vedanta back-to-back raises its aluminium ingot price on February 5 & 6 in line with 3-month aluminium futures surge on LME
Vedanta Limited increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices back-to-back on February 5 and 6, in line with LME aluminium price hike. On February 5, the company raised its aluminium ingot price by INR 1,500 per tonne from INR 165,500-178,500 per tonne to INR 167,000-180,000 per...

LME aluminium price gained US$22/t this week to close above US$2000/t; SHFE price rose by US$55/t to US$2407/t
Three-month LME aluminium stood a two-week low at US$ 1960.50 per tonne on Monday, February 1. On Tuesday, it gained 0.54 per cent to settle higher at US$ 1971 per tonne. It further firmed 0.28 per cent to end at US$ 1,976.50 per tonne on Wednesday and also grew 0.91 per cent to close at US$...

LME aluminium price extended growth to U$1979.50/t; SHFE closed the week higher at US$2407/t
Three-month LME aluminium increased 0.91 per cent to close at US$ 1,994.50 per tonne on Thursday, February 4, with open interest decreasing 4,593 lots to 728,000 lots. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price further witnessed a hike, albeit slower than the previous day, by...

LME aluminium price gained US$15/t to stand at US$1973/t; SHFE price soared to US$2365/t
Three-month LME aluminium firmed 0.28 per cent to end at US$ 1,976.50 per tonne on Wednesday, February 3, with open interest decreasing 1,780 lots to 733,000 lots. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price gained US$ 15 per tonne to stand at US$ 1973 per tonne on Wednesday,...

LME aluminium price extended decline sharply by US$27.50/t to US$1958/t; SHFE price plunged to US$2326/t
Three-month LME aluminium bounced off a two-week low of US$ 1,953 per tonne to an intraday high of US$ 1,979 per tonne before relinquishing some gains to end 0.54 per cent higher at US$ 1,971 per tonne on Tuesday, February 2, with open interest adding 4,145 lots to 735,000 lots. LME aluminium cash...

Three-month LME aluminium settled at a two-week low of US$1960.50/t; SHFE showed restraint
Three-month LME aluminium declined 0.83 per cent to settle at a two-week low of US$ 1,960.50 per tonne on Monday, February 1. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price started the week and also the month on Monday, February 1, with a drop of US$ 1.5 per tonne to stand at US$...

LME aluminium price closed the week at US$1987/t; SHFE jumped to US$2352/t on Monday
Three-month LME aluminium ended 0.23 per cent lower at US$ 1,977 per tonne last Friday, January 29, with open interest increasing 1,937 lots to 741,000 lots, and is likely to trade between US$ 1,990-2,050 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price climbed by...

Indian Aluminium Industry invested INR 4 lakh crore, expects Govt. to support the sector in 2021 budget: AAI President
Rahul Sharma, President, Aluminium Association of India and Deputy CEO of Vedanta Aluminium stated that the aluminium production cost has risen to more than double amid COVID-19 pandemic, whereas, LME prices are still improving from the April-June fall of $1,500 levels, the upcoming 2021 union...

LME aluminium price plunged this week to US$1987/t amid opening stock surge to 1431050 tonnes; SHFE stood range-bound
Three-month LME aluminium rose 1.28 per cent to close at US$ 2020 per tonne on Monday, January 25. On Tuesday, January 26, it further climbed to US$ 2023 per tonne, but lost 1.75 per cent to close at US$ 1987.50 per tonne on Wednesday, January 27. On Thursday, three-month LME aluminium dipped 0.3...

Vedanta’s aluminium ingot & products prices down by INR2250/t after a hike this week
Vedanta Limited has reduced its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices with effect from Friday, January 29, in line with sluggish LME aluminium benchmark price since January 27. Decreasing the aluminium ingot price by INR 2,250 per tonne, Vedanta is now selling it at INR 167,250-180,250 per...

Three-month LME aluminium slipped to settle at US$1,981.5/t; SHFE aluminium edged down 0.4%
Three-month LME aluminium dipped 0.3% to settle at US$1,981.5 per tonne on Thursday, 28 January 2021. SMM expects the contract to trade between US$1,980-2,000 per tonne today. As of Thursday January 28, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1979 per tonne, LME official settlement price...

LME aluminium price recorded a plunge of US$21.5/t to settle at US$2003.5/t; SHFE price decreased to US$2289/t
Three-month LME aluminium lost 1.75 per cent to close at US$ 1,987.50 per tonne on Wednesday, January 27, with open interest falling to 739,000 lots. It is expected to trade between US$ 1,970-2,010 per tonne today. LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price decreased to US$...

Hindalco increases its aluminium ingot price to nearly INR170,000/t in line with LME aluminium price surge
Hindalco Industries Limited expanded its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices for the second time in a row, with effect from Tuesday, January 26. Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price is currently standing at INR 169,750 per tonne, up by INR 2,250 per tonne from INR 167,500 per tonne on January...

Three-month LME aluminium climbed to close at US$2,023/t; SHFE aluminium shed 0.77%
Three-month LME aluminium climbed 0.15% to close at US$2,023 per tonne on Tuesday, with open interest falling to 739,000 lots. It is expected to trade between US$1,990-2,050 per tonne today. As of Tuesday January 26, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2025 per tonne, LME official...

Vedanta further raises aluminium ingot price by INR2,250/t in response to LME aluminium price hike over the weekend
Vedanta Limited has expanded its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices for the second consecutive time, with effect from Tuesday, January 26. The company has raised its aluminium ingot price to INR 169,500-182,500 per tonne from INR 167,250-180,250 per tonne on January 21. This records an...

