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Home / Metal News / Zinc Spot Discounts Continue Narrowing in Shanghai, SMM Reports

Zinc Spot Discounts Continue Narrowing in Shanghai, SMM Reports

Jul 31, 2017 13:33

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Spot discounts for regular #0 zinc narrowed additional 10 yuan per tonne in Shanghai market over August zinc on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) on July 28, with spot prices 50 yuan per tonne belo

SHANGHAI, Jul. 31 (SMM) - Spot discounts for regular #0 zinc narrowed additional 10 yuan per tonne in Shanghai market over August zinc on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) on July 28, with spot prices 50 yuan per tonne below or 130 yuan per tonne above the latter, SMM reported.

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#0 zinc traded mainly in 23,130-23,430 yuan per tonne range in Shanghai on July 31. #0 zinc prices in Guangdong were 23,250-23,300 yuan per tonne and 23,450-24,330 yuan per tonne in Tianjin, SMM data showed.

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