Overnight, LME zinc prices opened at $2499/mt and closed up $13/mt or 0.52% at $2512/mt. The trading volume increased to 9646 lots, and open interest increased 1997 lots to 227,000 lots. LME inventories decreased by 1,950 tons to 92,425 tons; Federal Reserve officials released dovish remarks, and the US dollar weakened, reducing the pressure on LME zinc. However, against the background of continuous destocking of LME inventories, LME zinc fluctuated widely.
The most-traded SHFE 2311 zinc contract opened lower at 21715 yuan/mt and fluctuated upwards before closing at 21550 yuan/mt, down 315 yuan/mt or 1.44%. Trading volume was down to 90791 lots, and open interest fell 3565 lots to 116,000 lots. Under the supply pressure brought about by the resumption of production of northern smelters, bulls left the market and were wary of the impact of US sales data.



