SMM Analysis: Refined Cobalt Spot Price Slightly Increased
At the beginning of this week, the spot price of refined cobalt rose, with prices quoted at 233,000-257,000 yuan/mt, up 1,000 yuan/mt MoM from the previous working day. Supply side, smelters generally stood firm on quotes due to the potential extension of DRC's suspension of cobalt product exports. Demand side, downstream producers showed slightly weaker inquiry interest, and actual transactions remained low. However, as the month-end approached, traders' selling and transfer to delivery warehouse activities came to a pause, and, coupled with market news, speculative sentiment for refined cobalt remained strong. It is expected that this week, speculative sentiment for refined cobalt may continue.

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