Primary aluminium inventories remained unchanged on week

[SMM Cast Aluminum Alloy Morning Comment: Contract Hits New Stage High, Aluminum Alloy Market Consolidates at Highs, Drifting Higher] Overnight, the aluminum alloy 2610 contract opened at 23,435 yuan/mt, shot up to 23,540 yuan/mt, hitting a new stage high, then pulled back to a low of 23,380 yuan/mt, and closed at 23,450 yuan/mt, up 20 yuan, or 0.09%, from the settlement price.

[China's Aluminum Inventory Pullback, Multiple Factors in Play, Aluminum Prices Drift Higher] Overall, recently the macro front has improved, the US Fed's near-term hold on rate hikes has eased the marginal constraint on the non-ferrous metals sector, and China's proportion of liquid aluminum continues to rise while aluminum inventory destocking has resumed, together underpinning aluminum prices. However, the continuous rollout of long-term aluminum capacity outside China, weak traditional end-use demand in China during the off-season, and the recent easing of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are putting some upward pressure on aluminum prices. It is expected that aluminum prices will maintain a trend of consolidating on a strong note.