SHANGHAI, Aug. 18 (SMM) –During Thursday’s night session, SHFE 1709 tin fell to around RMB 144,400/mt after a low opening.
On Friday, SHFE 1709 tin opened at RMB 144,360/mt, and fell in the morning, but rallied to RMB 145,000/mt in the afternoon. Finally, the most active contract ended down RMB 370/mt or 0.26% at RMB 144,700/mt. Trading volumes decreased 9,864 lots to 10,484 lots, and positions decreased 810 lots to 16,320 lots. SHFE 1709 tin will trade between RMB 143,000-146,000/mt in the short term.

![The Most-Traded SHFE Tin Contract Opened Lower and Then Traded Stronger, Spot Market Recovers Amid Downtrend [SMM Tin Midday Review]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/WWXJU20251217171753.jpg)
![The most-traded SHFE tin contract fluctuated rangebound during the night session, with downstream enterprises mostly following up with small-lot transactions. [SMM Tin Morning Brief]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/bYFQn20251217171752.jpg)
