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SHFE Zinc Prices Finish with Losses (Oct. 22, 2014)

iconOct 23, 2014 16:55
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SHFE 1412 zinc contract prices opened at RMB 16,400/mt Wednesday evening, then fluctuated between RMB 16,350-16,420/mt, and closed at RMB 16,390/mt, up RMB 80/mt or 0.49%.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 22 (SMM) – SHFE 1412 zinc contract prices opened at RMB 16,400/mt Wednesday evening, then fluctuated between RMB 16,350-16,420/mt, and closed at RMB 16,390/mt, up RMB 80/mt or 0.49%. Trading volumes decreased 59,376 to 175,324 lots, and total positions increased 8,364 to 141,184 lots.

SHFE 1412 zinc contract prices opened at RMB 16,390/mt October 23, then hovered between RMB 16,370-16,420/mt. Better-than-expected HSBC’s PMI for China gave little boost to the market, but SHFE 1412 zinc contract prices surged with LME zinc prices, rising as much as 2%, touching RMB 16,665/mt, and closing at RMB 16,615/mt, up RMB 305/mt or 1.87%. Trading volumes increased 79,422, to 426,228 lots, and total positions were up 21,448 lots to 154,268 lots. SHFE 1412 zinc contract prices are expected to outperform LME zinc in the near term.
 

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