[brief Review of SMM lead] the weakening pace of lead in Shanghai is expected to maintain the interval shock in the near future.

Published: May 14, 2020 16:02

SMM, 14 May:

Within the day, the Shanghai lead main force 2006 contract opened at 13795 yuan / ton, the whole day around the daily average weak shock, and up and down the amplitude of about 100 yuan / ton, finally closed at 13860 yuan / ton, position reduced 983 hands to 23944 hands, down 130 yuan / ton, down 0.93%. Shanghai lead newspaper long shadow small negative line, the pace of decline slowed down, the short-and medium-term moving average trend flattened, from the fundamental point of view, waste battery prices are easy to rise and difficult to fall, short-term or will give lead prices below the support, Shanghai lead to maintain the interval shock market in the near future, closely track the changes of lead ingot social bank.

(Guo Rong, Shanghai Colored Network Tel: 021-51666879)

 

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[brief Review of SMM lead] the weakening pace of lead in Shanghai is expected to maintain the interval shock in the near future. - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)