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SMM Morning Review - 2012/2/24 Aluminum Market

iconFeb 24, 2012 09:10
Source:SMM
LME three-month aluminum contract closed down USD 3.8/mt or 0.16% at USD 2,274/mt on Thursday.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 24 (SMM) – Even though stabilized US new unemployment claims and climbing  crude prices provided support, European Commission’s pessimistic economic forecasts, which expect euro zone GDP to contract 0.3%  and EU GDP to see zero growth in 2012, still induced USD 3.8/mt or 0.16% of loss in the LME three-month aluminum contract on Thursday. The metal closed the trading day at USD 2,274/mt.

SMM expects LME three-month aluminum to stay between USD 2,250-2,290/mt during today’s trading. The most active SHFE three-month aluminum contract is expected to move between RMB 16,200-16,270/mt. Spot discounts over the SHFE current-month aluminum contract are expected to be RMB 130-180/mt but deals will be limited due to slight supply excessiveness.

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