SHFE Cast Aluminum Alloy Warrants Up 1,170 mt to 38,704 mt on May 19

Published: May 19, 2026 17:22
[SMM News] SHFE data showed that on May 19, the total registered volume of cast aluminum alloy warrants was 38,704 mt, an increase of 1,170 mt from the previous trading day. Among them, the total registered volume in Shanghai was 2,515 mt, unchanged from the previous trading day; the total registered volume in Guangdong was 10,669 mt, a decrease of 122 mt from the previous trading day; the total registered volume in Jiangsu was 7,232 mt, an increase of 150 mt from the previous trading day; the total registered volume in Zhejiang was 12,154 mt, an increase of 1,173 mt from the previous trading day; the total registered volume in Chongqing was 5,139 mt, a decrease of 31 mt from the previous trading day.

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