
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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LME aluminium price increases by 0.38% to US$2,899/t; SHFE price moves up by US$47
Three-month LME aluminium rose 1.0 percent to end at $2,932 per tonne on overnight. On Tuesday September 28, both LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME aluminium official settlement price surged by US$11 or by 0.38 percent to close at US$2,898.50 per tonne and US$2,899 per tonne. 3-month bid price...

LME aluminium price drops by 0.60% to US$2,888/t; SHFE price declines by US$69
Three-month LME aluminium opened at US$2,941 per tonne yesterday and closed at US$2,903 per tonne, a decrease of 0.89 percent. On Monday September 27, LME aluminium cash (bid) price dropped by US$17.5 or by 0.60 percent to stand at US$2,887.50 per tonne. The LME official settlement price also...

LME aluminium price decreases by 1.07% to US$2,905.50/t; SHFE price reduces by US$33
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,968 per tonne last Friday and closed at $2,929 per tonne, a decrease of 0.91 percent. On Friday September 24, LME aluminium cash (bid) price plunged by US$31.5 or by 1.07 percent to close at US$2,905 per tonne. The LME official settlement price also decreased...

LME aluminium price surges by 1.73% higher at US$2,937/t; SHFE price plunges by US$17/t
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,932.5 per tonne yesterday and rose to $2,977.5 per tonne before closing at $2,956per tonne, an increase of $19 percent or 0.65 percent. Open interest rose 1,590 lots to 308,000 lots, and trading volume was 161,000 lots. On Thursday September 23, LME aluminium...

LME aluminium price closes at 0.80% higher at US$2,887/t; SHFE price surges by US$108
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,853 per tonne yesterday and closed at an intraday high at $2,942 per tonne, an increase of US$89 per tonne or 3.13 percent. Open interest rose 13,000 lots to 295,000 lots, and trading volume was 187,000 lots. On Wednesday September 22, LME aluminium cash (bid)...

LME aluminium price settles at 0.59% higher at US$2,864/t; SHFE price plunges by US$10
LME aluminium opened at US$2,866 per tonne on Tuesday morning and fell due to the strengthening of the US dollar, and closed at US$2,848 per tonne, down US$13 per tonne or 0.45 percent. Open interest fell 932 lots to 261,000 lots, and trading volume was 285,000 lots. On Tuesday, September 21, LME...

LME aluminium price closes 2.33% lower at US$2,847/t; SHFE market is closed for the Mid-Autumn Festivals holiday
On Monday, September 20, LME aluminium cash (bid) price decreased by US$67.5 or by 2.31 percent to close at US$2846.50 per tonne. The LME official settlement price dropped by US$68 or by 2.33 percent to settle at US$2847 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price closed at US$2856 per...

LME aluminium price closes 1.60% higher at US$2,915/t; SHFE market is closed for the Mid-Autumn Festivals holiday
Three-month LME aluminium opened at US$2,890 per tonne on Thursday morning and ranged between 2,850-2,910 per tonne before closing at US$2,890.5 per tonne, an increase of US$0.5 per tonne or 0.02 percent. Trading volume was 16,000 lots, and open interest decreased by 3,968 lots to 646,000 lots. On...

LME aluminium price ends this week lower at $2915/t after touching $3000/t; SHFE price closes at $3516/t
On Monday, September 13, the LME aluminium benchmark price touched the milestone of US$3,000 per tonne, the highest since 2008, fuelled by raw materials supply disruptions in Guinea coupled with production restrictions in China. But both the LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official...

NALCO cuts aluminium ingot price by INR3000/t as LME aluminium price quits 13-year high
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has decreased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices as the LME aluminium benchmark price signs off from the 13-year high. With effect from Friday, September 17, NALCO’s aluminium ingot price has come in at INR 242,850-246,350 per tonne, down by...

LME aluminium price closes 0.03% higher at US$2,869/t; SHFE price decreases by US$13
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,890 per tonne on Thursday morning and ranged between 2,850-2,910 per tonne before closing at $2,890.5 per tonne, an increase of $0.5 per tonne or 0.02%. Trading volume was 16,000 lots, and open interest decreased by 3,968 lots to 646,000 lots. On Thursday...

LME aluminium price increases by 0.72% to come in at US$2,867; SHFE price surges by US$69
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,831.5 per tonne on Wednesday morning and ranged between 2,829-2,924 per tonne before closing at $2,890 per tonne, an increase of $59 per tonne or 2.08 percent. Trading volume was 19,000 lots, and open interest decreased by 5,968 lots to 650,000 lots. On...

Aluminium price upsurge improves Hindalco's earnings outlook: Jefferies India
The continuous upsurge in aluminium prices and disorder in global bauxite supply has attracted investors keen towards integrated aluminium producers such as Hindalco. The diversified financial services company engaged in investment banking and capital markets, asset management and direct investing,...

LME aluminium price falls down by nearly 3.5% to come in at US$2,847/t; SHFE price plummets by US$82/t
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,892 per tonne on Tuesday morning, with the highest and lowest prices at $2,910 per tonne and $2,824 per tonne, and lost 1.97 percent to settle at $2,831 per tonne. Open interest increased 850 lots to 656,000 lots. On Tuesday, September 14, LME aluminium cash...

Hindalco’s aluminium ingot price sees highest growth of INR10500/t in tandem with LME aluminium price leap to US$3000/t
Hindalco Industries Limited has sharply increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices with effect from Tuesday, September 14, in tandem with the LME aluminium price leap to a new high in 13 years at US$3,000 per tonne on September 13. Hindalco has raised its aluminium ingot price by...

LME aluminium benchmark price leaps to a new high of US$3000/t in 13 years; SHFE price settles at 2.45% lower
The LME aluminium benchmark price leaped to a new milestone of US$3,000 per tonne, first time ever since 2008. Aluminium raw materials supply disruptions in Guinea coupled with production restrictions in China pushed the LME aluminium price to a 13-year high. However, both the LME aluminium cash...

NALCO’s aluminium ingot price sees highest growth of INR14700/t with effect from September 11
National Aluminium Company Limited has reported a sharp growth in aluminium ingot price and aluminium products prices with effect from Saturday, September 11. NALCO’s aluminium ingot price has witnessed a spike of INR 14,700 per tonne to INR 245,850-249,350 per tonne, in comparison with INR...

LME aluminium price further gains 2.82% to close at US$2,896.5/t; SHFE price soars above US$3,600/t
Three-month LME aluminium won 3.23 percent to close at US$2,927.5 per tonne in the overnight trading last Friday, with open interest losing 114 lots to 648,000 lots. On Friday, September 10, LME aluminium cash (bid) price and LME official settlement price climbed by US$79.5 per tonne or 2.82 per...

