SHANGHAI, Jul. 18 (SMM) – LME aluminum has been volatile recently, affected by US dollar, crude oil and SHFE aluminum. LME aluminum will test support at the 5-day and 10-day moving averages and range USD 1,900-1,927/mt today due to fading effect from output cut news. SHFE 1709 aluminum will fall back from highs to RMB 14,360-14,500/mt.
In east China’s spot aluminum market, spot discounts are expected at RMB 170-130/mt over SHFE 1708 aluminum contract.
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