SMM, 18 October:
Guangdong market South China lead 17075 yuan / ton, the average price of SMM1# lead up 50 yuan / ton quotation; southern storage south 17035 yuan / ton, 1911 contract discount 20 yuan / ton; lead price high dive downward, regenerated original price difference further opened to 500-600 yuan / ton, downstream priority to buy recycled refined lead.
Henan Yuguang, Wanyang and other smelters mainly to long single transaction; Jinli 16925 yuan / ton, the average price of SMM1# lead discount 100 yuan / ton quotation. Lead price diving downward, downstream fear of heating up, the market transaction continues a light trend.
Other areas such as: Hunan Shuikoushan 16925-16975 yuan / ton, the average price of SMM1# lead discount to 50 yuan / ton quotation (traders); Hunan Jingui 16875 yuan / ton, the average price of SMM1# lead discount 150 yuan / ton; Jiangxi copper industry 17055 yuan / ton, the average price of SMM1# lead rose 30 yuan / ton; the revitalization of Yunnan 16725 yuan / ton, the average price of SMM1# lead discount of 300 yuan / ton. Lead price fast dive, downstream consumption is light, the overall transaction is in the doldrums.
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