Aluminum Alloy 2604 Futures See Mild Gains, Spot ADC12 Market Remains Stable

Published: Mar 17, 2026 15:21

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[SMM Aluminum Alloy Daily Review] Futures side, the most-traded aluminum alloy 2604 contract opened at 23,710 yuan/mt in the morning session and then quickly climbed, once touching an intraday high of 23,945 yuan/mt. Bulls then lost momentum, and prices pulled back step by step. In the afternoon, it fluctuated rangebound, and late in the session it fell further to an intraday low of 23,575 yuan/mt, finally closing at 23,725 yuan/mt, up slightly 0.17% from the previous trading day. Spot side, the ADC12 market was largely stable overall today, with a few enterprises raising quotes slightly. Supported by a modest strengthening in aluminum scrap prices, cost support for some enterprises improved somewhat, but due to limited fluctuations in aluminum prices and generally weak downstream demand,

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