[metal afternoon news] nickel prices rose spot wait and see * lead prices strong trading light * aluminum spot out more and less

Published: Jul 30, 2019 12:10
Most floating green iron ore in the black system rose by more than 1% * China's imports of scrap copper increased by about 100000 metal tons * refined copper exports fell 3.8% in June from a year earlier, zinc exports fell 8.2% * environmental inspection affected a zinc smelter was limited production * provincial import and export data inventory of the central and western growth rate bright * sterling fell to a new low in more than two years * Science and Technology Innovation Board financing balance increased by 337 million yuan * the three major stock indexes rose as a whole.

Metal news

Shanghai nickel rose nearly 1.8 per cent, Shanghai zinc rose nearly 1.5 per cent, iron ore rose more than 1 per cent, black series, most of them were green.

[SMM Analysis] concerns about scrap copper supply are relieved! China's imports of scrap copper increased by about 100000 tons in the first half of the year

Japan's refined copper exports fell 3.8% in June from a year earlier, zinc exports fell 8.2%

First quantum copper production increased by 3% in the first half of the year compared with the same period last year, a settlement has been reached with Zambia

The annual output of copper in the first ten years of Kamaoa-Kakula copper mine reached 382000 metal tons

[SMM afternoon Review] East China Aluminum: aluminum prices rose too fast in the later period, and market transaction activity dropped rapidly.

[SMM afternoon Review] South China Aluminum: in the early afternoon, aluminum is suppressed first and then promoted, and the market shows more and less connection.

The first production line of the alloying project of Chinalco Guizhou Branch has been officially put into production.

SMM July 30 other areas 1 # lead market KuaiBao: lead price shock strong market trading light

July 30 Tianjin zinc spot news: disk upward rising water decline Tianjin market transactions slightly improved compared with yesterday

Guangdong zinc market news on July 30: market turnover in Guangdong has not improved

The production of a zinc smelter has been restricted under the influence of environmental protection supervision and inspection. [SMM News] under the influence of environmental protection supervision, a zinc smelter has been limited in production.

[SMM Shanghai Xi KuaiBao] the buying interest in the Shanghai tin spot market is weak near the end of the month.

SMM July 30 Shanghai nickel spot news: nickel price rise strong spot trading mainly wait and see

Guide Price of SMM stainless Steel Plant in Wuxi area

Smooth delivery of the first batch of stainless Steel Composite Plate in Shasha Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.

Waiting for the empty window of Environmental Protection Policy-where does Black go in August?

[SMM Daily Review] Silicon export prices are weak

The Pastos Grandes project successfully passed the feasibility study and produced 24000 tons of lithium carbonate per year.

Gold prices continue to sort out and wait for the Fed to point the way

Macro information

An inventory of the Import and Export data of the provinces in the first half of the year

Fears of "hard Brexit" add to the fall of sterling to a new low in more than two years

Japan's industrial output fell 3.6% in June, the biggest drop in nearly two and a half years.

The "last" blockbuster data! The report before the Fed's decision is likely to shake the market

Related news

[stock Market midday Review] the three major stock indexes pulled up the overall performance of diversified financial stocks.

Organization of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: policy measures and Technical paths to promote Industrial Energy Saving and Green Development

Oil prices hit their biggest rise in nearly three weeks US interest rate cut is expected to boost oil demand

Science and Technology Innovation Board's financing balance increased by 337 million yuan, and the short selling balance increased by 211 million yuan.

Hyundai will invest 40 trillion guilders to build an electric vehicle factory in Indonesia

 

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