Central China Market Sluggish, Trading Limited Amid Off-Season Demand Weakness

Published: Jul 28, 2026 10:09

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Trading sentiment in the central China market remained sluggish today. The night session rebounded, and downstream processing enterprises held a wait-and-see attitude. Off-season demand weakness, coupled with safety inspection restrictions, left downstream factories with low willingness to purchase, with only some traders restocking in small volumes. Purchases by some traders with insufficient quotas for invoices dated this month boosted prices for those cargoes, but overall trading volume was limited. Ultimately, actual transaction prices in the central China market hovered around a discount of 90-110 yuan/mt against the SHFE aluminum August contract.

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