[SMM Flash News] February 24 East China transaction sentiment rose compared to the previous pre-holiday trading day

Published: Feb 24, 2026 13:49

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SMM February 24: In the morning session, SHFE aluminum 2602 fluctuated upward, with the price center rising compared to the previous trading day. Influenced by the rise in SHFE aluminum prices, overall purchase sentiment still lagged behind shipment sentiment, but overall, due to the end of the Chinese New Year break, transaction sentiment increased compared to the previous pre-holiday trading day. Mainstream quotations concentrated between -20 yuan/mt to the average price. Today, the East China market shipment sentiment index was 2.34, up 0.34 WoW; the purchase sentiment index was 2.31, up 0.25 WoW.

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