Manufacturing PMI In Euro Zone And Germany Both Pick Up In May, But Still In Contraction Territory

SHANGHAI, Jun 5 (SMM) –The prices of ADC12 secondary aluminium alloy rose 150 yuan/mt from a week ago to 18,650 yuan/mt as of last Friday.

SHANGHAI, Jun 5 (SMM) – SMM battery-grade lithium carbonate prices were 282,000-313,000 yuan/mt as of May 30, with the average price up 2,500 yuan/mt from the previous trading day to 297,500 yuan/mt. 

SHANGHAI, Jun 5 (SMM) – The 10th round of coke price cuts slightly boosted the demand for lumps.

SHANGHAI, May 31 (SMM) – After lithium carbonate prices have stabilised recently, the back-and-forth price negotiations between upstream and downstream enterprises in the lithium battery recycling market intensified.

Petroleum coke quotes generally stood stable this week.

Vietnamese electric car maker VinFast is recalling its first cars sold in the US due to a software error that caused the head-up display to malfunction, according to a statement on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website.

On May 24, the Shanghai government said it invited General Motors (GM) to increase its investment, research and development in the city.

LME and SHFE base metals closed mostly with losses last night.

LME copper prices closed at $7,891/mt overnight, a decline of 2.35%. Trading volume was 27,000 lots and open interest stood at 254,000 lots. The most active SHFE 2307 copper contract finished at 62,990 yuan/mt, down 1.5%. Trading volume was 89,000 lots and open interest stood at 215,000 lots.

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has been ongoing for several weeks and the global commodities market has seen dramatic volatility as a result. This comes after the market erupted in concerns over the supply of Russian nickel metal, with LME nickel prices surging above $100,000 per tonne in a single day.