SMM Steel Morning Meeting: HRC Inventory Rises Ahead of Chinese New Year, Market Sentiment Cools

Publicado: Jan 24, 2025 07:40
[SMM Steel Morning Meeting Summary: HRC Inventory Begins Chinese New Year Buildup, Spot Market Trading Sentiment Further Cools] Yesterday, the most-traded HRC contract fluctuated rangebound, closing at 3,457 in the afternoon, down slightly by 0.46%. In the spot market, more upstream and downstream enterprises have gradually started their holidays, leading to further declines in spot market transactions. Yesterday, SMM released its weekly HRC balance data, showing that this week’s HRC production continued to increase, albeit at a slower pace. Nationwide HRC social inventory across 86 warehouses (large sample) tracked by SMM reached 3.0949 million mt this week, up 175,400 mt (+6.01% WoW) but down 25.38% YoY on a lunar calendar basis. This week marks the start of the Chinese New Year inventory buildup cycle for HRC, with the buildup pace significantly slower than in previous years. Looking ahead, the market is expected to gradually enter a holiday shutdown after the next two days, with HRC prices likely to stabilize before the holiday.

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