SHANGHAI, Apr. 9 (SMM) – SHFE 1506 lead contract prices opened at RMB 12,715/mt Wednesday evening, then inched up and closed at RMB 12,790/mt, up RMB 80/mt. Trading volumes were 1,606 lots, and total positions grew 210 to 14,620.
The June delivery lead held steady at RMB 12,740-12,770/mt after opening Thursday’s daytime trading and closed up RMB 100/mt at RMB 12,810/mt as longs opened positions at the tail of trading. Trading volumes were 6,694 lots, and positions rose by 1,762.
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