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 most-traded SHFE aluminium 2610 contract closed at RMB 24,100 per tonne today, up RMB 30 on the day, a gain of 0.12 per cent. Trading volume was 163,674 lots, open interest stood at 242,331 lots, with a daily decrease of 6,267 lots, as both bulls and bears reduced positions to lock in profits...
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The most-traded cast aluminium alloy AD2512 futures contract opened at RMB 20,280 per tonne overnight, hit a high of RMB 20,370 per tonne, and finally closed at the lowest level of RMB 20,325 per tonne, up RMB 55 per tonne or 0.27 per cent from the previous closing price. Trading volume was 646...
Guinea bauxite prices moved lower last week after stabilizing for a month, despite some disruptions. A bauxite mining company in Guinea, which has suspended mining of late driven by a deadlock in labor negotiations, has not resumed mining, but will start negotiations on Oct 5. It was reported that...
On Monday, September 29, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price hiked by USD 29.5 per tonne or 1.11 per cent to clock at USD 2,671.5 per tonne and USD 2,672 per tonne. As per the data, 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price also added USD 28 per tonne or...
China's spot alumina prices edged lower last week, mainly pressured by ample supply of the commodity in the physical market. Mysteel's price assessment showed that the national average spot price of alumina with purity above 98.6 per cent dropped by 1.3 per cent on week to RMB 3,025 per tonne (USD...
London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices edged lower on September 26 compared to the previous day. The cash bid price declined to USD 2,642 per tonne, down 0.71 per cent from USD 2,661 per tonne on September 25, while the cash offer price slipped by 0.71 per cent to USD 2,642.50 per tonne. The...
Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy ad2512 contract opened at RMB 20,325 per tonne overnight, hit a high of RMB 20,360 per tonne, and finally closed at the lowest of 20,240 per tonne, down RMB 85 per tonne or 0.42 per cent from the previous close. Trading volume was 1,110 lots, open...
Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy AD2512 contract opened at the day's low of RMB 20,385 per tonne overnight, hit a high of RMB 20,450 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 20,385 per tonne, flat from the previous close, with a 0per cent change. Trading volume was 661 lots, and open...
Domestic aluminium scrap prices generally hovered at highs this week. At the beginning of the week, driven by the weakening of primary aluminium prices, some aluminium scrap varieties pulled back slightly. As of September 25, the SMM A00 aluminium price closed at RMB 20,770 per tonne, down RMB 10...
Alcoa’s stock came under pressure on Tuesday after Chief Executive William (Bill) F. Oplinger alerted that President Donald Trump’s steep tariff regime risks making aluminium prohibitively expensive and deflating demand for domestically produced steel and aluminium. Shares of the...
Chinese spot alumina prices softened further on September 25, while the upward momentum in its futures market faltered in the nighttime trading session after posting daytime gains. On Thursday, the national average spot price assessed by Mysteel for smelter-grade alumina with purity exceeding 98.6...
Futures: In yesterday's night session, the most-traded SHFE aluminium 2511 contract opened at RMB 20,790 per tonne, with the highest price at RMB 20,840 per tonne, the lowest price at RMB 20,750 per tonne, and closed at RMB 20,800 per tonne, up RMB 20 per tonne or 0.10per cent from the previous...
After a slight dip, the London Metal Exchange (LME) on Thursday, September 25, the aluminium price inched up again. The LME cash bid and offer price went up by USD 38.5 per tonne or 1.5 per cent, up from USD 2,622.5 per tonne to USD 2,661 per tonne and USD 2,623 per tonne to USD 2,661.5 per tonne...
London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices recorded a marginal decline on September 24 compared to the previous day, while warehouse stocks rose moderately. The cash bid price slipped from USD 2,645.5 per tonne on September 23 to USD 2,622.5 per tonne on September 24, down 0.87 per cent, while...
Federal interest rate cut often creates a paradox. On one hand, it is intended to shore up economy by making borrowing cheaper and encouraging businesses to take loans to invest in hiring and expanding production. On the other hand, this exercise potentially leads to inflation, dampens stock market...
The previous day trend is followed on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, where the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices have further fallen. However, there is still no change witnessed in the LME price of alumina platts. Both the LME cash bid and offer price inched down by USD 21 per tonne or 0.8...
Aluminium prices dipped by 0.79 per cent, settling at USD 257.2, as the market continued to grapple with volatility stemming from inconsistent supply and demand. In August 2025, China's domestic aluminium production saw a year-on-year increase of 1.22 per cent and a month-on-month rise of 0.33 per...
Yesterday, aluminium prices edged down, while secondary aluminium market quotes varied, with some falling by RMB 100 per tonne and others holding steady. Since September, downstream demand has seen mild recovery, but peak season performance has fallen short of expectations. As the National Day...
Chinese spot alumina prices weakened further last week, though the pace of decline slowed compared with the previous week. During the week of September 12-18, the national average price of spot alumina with purity above 98.6 per cent slipped by 1.5 per cent on week to RMB 3,065 per tonne (USD 431...
