Spot Silver at Significant Discount, Consumption Sluggish and Trading Subdued [SMM Daily Review]

Published: Apr 22, 2026 10:23
[SMM Daily Review: Spot Silver Saw Significant Discounts, with Sluggish Consumption and Weak Trading] SMM reported on April 22 that the spot silver market continued its sluggish trend today. Premiums were largely in significant discount territory, bank support weakened, and market trading remained subdued.

Today, SMM's premium/discount quotations against the SGE Ag(T+D) were predominantly at significant discounts. Market consumption continued its dismal trend, with limited shipments of registered brand supplies, and downstream enterprises showed low purchase willingness. Quotation differences for circulating supplies varied significantly across different brands and regions.

During the Shanghai morning session, mainstream quotations from national-standard silver ingot suppliers were quoted at premiums of -20~-40 yuan/kg against the TD contract, or quoted at premiums of -50~-60 yuan/kg against the SHFE silver 2606 contract. In the Shenzhen region, some low-priced supplies were offered at relatively low levels. Today, the floor-supporting capacity of banking institutions weakened somewhat, and the overall market was dominated by transactions at discounts.

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