Poor orders affect production at secondary aluminium die casting plants

Aluminium prices fluctuated at high levels today. SMM A00 aluminium fell 60 yuan/mt from yesterday to 20,540 yuan/mt. Secondary aluminium prices stood firm.

Shanghai base metals mostly cruised higher on Friday morning amid dovish comments from European Central Bank. Meanwhile, their counterparts on the LME traded mixed.

SHFE nonferrous metals closed mixed on Monday July 19 as markets digested the latest OPEC + announcement regarding oil production, and continued to brood on inflation and rising Covid-19 cases.

NDRC will continue to follow the deployment of the executive meeting of the State Council, work with relevant departments to strengthen the monitoring and forecast of commodity prices, organise subsequent release of copper, aluminium, zinc and other national reserves, and pay close attention to abnormal market price fluctuations.

SHFE nonferrous metals all went up today as China’s power curtailment expanded to many regions, and US expectation of interest rate hikes intensified.

Shanghai base metals traded mixed on Thursday morning as traders reacted to hotter-than-expected US and UK inflation figures and comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Meanwhile, their counterparts on the LME fell for the most part.

Shanghai base metals advanced across the board on Monday morning as investors continued to monitor the Covid situation regionally. Meanwhile, their counterparts on the LME also rose for the most part.

SHFE nonferrous metals, except for copper and lead, all went up today, amid the shrinking increase in China’s CPI and PPI. Nickel rose 2.61% to lead the gains, aluminium increased 0.32%, zinc went up 0.58%, and tin advanced 1.38%, while copper fell 0.14% and lead shed 0.79%.

SHFE nonferrous metals broadly closed higher across the board on Monday July 5.

Shanghai base metals were mostly higher on Wednesday morning as global investors monitored the spread of the delta Covid-19 variant and awaited key economic data out of the US. Meanwhile, their counterparts on the LME also rose for the most part.