What does the building and construction market mean for aluminium extrusion industry? The answer may depend less on how much the world builds and more on where it builds and what those buildings require. As construction activity picks up across regions, aluminium extrusion is set to follow - but...
Aluminium prices settled 0.35 per cent higher at INR 345.6 (USD 3.64), backed by declining exchange inventories, expectations of additional fiscal measures in China and concerns over constrained supply from the Middle East. However, improving production prospects in the region limited further...
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Macro perspective The US-Iran situation escalated rapidly, as the US reinstated comprehensive oil sanctions on Iran, terminated the relevant memorandum of understanding, and launched strikes on over a hundred Iranian military facilities. Iran immediately retaliated, causing a sharp rise in...
In H1 2026, SHFE aluminium prices followed a "higher earlier, lower later" trajectory. In Q1, macro expectations for US Fed interest rate cuts intertwined with Middle East geopolitical conflicts, driving aluminium prices to surge to historical highs. Entering Q2, as the US strong-dollar policy...
When SHFE aluminium traded in a wide range with the average price in the first half of 2026 edging higher year-on-year, the market performance was weaker relative to LME. On the fundamentals, domestic aluminium supply rose 3 per cent year-on-year, while weak domestic demand was partially offset by...
The Strait of Hormuz is back at the centre of the US-Iran conflict, and the cost of moving ships through the Gulf is already responding. War-risk insurance rates for ships inside the Gulf have risen from around 2 per cent of vessel value at the end of last week towards 3 per cent in the past 24...
LME aluminium prices moved higher on July 8, with both cash and three-month contracts recording gains from the previous session, amid renewed geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East. Market sentiment remained cautious as reports of fresh attacks and heightened tensions between the US and Iran...
Vedanta Aluminium was seen as the “crown jewel” of Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta demerger. But less than a month after listing, it has become the weakest performer among the four newly listed entities. Since its June 15 debut, the stock has fallen 12 per cent from its listing price of INR 527, wiping out...
June marked a tale of two markets for aluminium, where a macro-driven selloff clashing with resilient fundamentals. While SHFE aluminium prices tumbled to yearly lows, pressured by expectations of US rate hikes and the evaporation of Middle Eastern risk premiums, the underlying supply-demand...
Aluminium prices are likely to bottom or find a floor over the coming month before staging a recovery in the second half (H2) of 2026, according to a fresh market outlook from the global bank, Citigroup or Citi. Between September and December, aluminium is expected to trade in the range of USD...
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 22,510 per tonne, edging up 0.09 per cent. The price remained below the MA5 (22,580) and all medium and long-term moving averages, with the bearish alignment of the moving average system continuing, but it has moved sideways around 22,500 for two consecutive...
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 22,485 per tonne yesterday, unchanged. The price barely held at the MA5 (22,485) but remained well below the MA10 (23,155), MA30 (23,943.67), and MA60 (24,383.33). The bearish alignment of moving averages persisted, with the price finding temporary MA5 support...
Aluminium is on course for its steepest monthly decline since October 2008 as improving expectations for Middle Eastern supply rapidly unwound the rally triggered by the Iran conflict.The metal has dropped more than 15 per cent so far in June after an interim US-Iran peace deal boosted optimism...
Futures: SHFE aluminium daytime session closed at RMB 22,610 per tonne, edging up 0.11 per cent. The price is far below all key moving averages (MA5 ≈ 22,876, MA10 ≈ 23,323.5, MA30 = 24,021.67, MA60 = 24,425.75), with the moving average system in a bearish alignment and diverging, keeping the weak...
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 23,115 per tonne last Friday, up 0.81 per cent, with intraday fluctuations within 22,890-23,190. Prices are far below all key moving averages (MA5=23,119, MA10=23,622, MA30=24,149, MA60=24,501.5). The moving averages are in a bearish alignment and diverging at...
Global commodities trader Vitol has successfully moved a stranded aluminium cargo through the Strait of Hormuz, marking one of the first signs that aluminium exports from the Gulf region are beginning to normalise following disruptions caused by the recent Iran conflict. The Lowlands Corso bulk...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2608 contract closed at RMB 22,935 per tonne, down RMB 40 or 0.17 per cent from the previous settlement price. It opened at RMB 22,950 per tonne and fluctuated between RMB 22,810 and 23,030 per tonne. The price is trading below the MA5 (23,389.00), MA10...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2608 contract closed at RMB 22,970 per tonne, down 2.13 per cent. Prices trade below the MA5 (23,630.00), MA10 (23,854.00), MA30 (24,256.83), and MA60 (24,549.33) moving averages, with short- and medium-term moving averages in bearish alignment and gradually...
Alcoa shares (ASX: AAI) have come under pressure, dropping 30 per cent over the past three weeks as aluminium prices softened on expectations that supply disruptions owing to the Middle East conflict may gradually ease. On Tuesday, Alcoa's Australian-listed shares fell 4.17 per cent to close at AUD...
Based on data released by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC), China imported 438,500 tonnes of alumina in May 2026, marking a month-on-month decrease of 28.11 per cent but a staggering year-on-year surge of 549.63 per cent. Exports for the month stood at...
