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Zinc inventory edges down on limited imports

Aug 6, 2018 13:48

Source:SMM

China’s social inventory of zinc across Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangdong edged down over the weekend

SHANGHAI, Aug 6 (SMM) – China’s social inventory of zinc across Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangdong edged down over the weekend as limited import arrivals failed to drive up overall stocks amid some downstream purchases, SMM research found.

The inventory figure came in at 113,500 mt as of Monday August 6, down 1,400 mt from Friday August 3 but up 9,200 mt from Monday July 30, SMM data showed.

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