Last night, the most-traded SHFE tin futures contract closed at 275,790 yuan/mt, up 20 yuan/mt, with an increase of 0.01%. The highest price was 277,540 yuan/mt, and the lowest was 274,440 yuan/mt.
Yesterday, spot premiums and discounts in domestic spot market for various tin ingot brands were as below. Small brand tin ingots were offered at discounts of 400-500 yuan/mt over SHFE 2408 tin contract, versus discounts of 0-500 yuan/mt for delivery brands and premiums of 200-400 yuan/mt for Yunxi brand. Yesterday morning, SHFE tin prices dropped slightly, but downstream producer sentiment remained sluggish, with most adopting a wait-and-see approach. Overall, the spot market was relatively quiet yesterday.

![The Most-Traded SHFE Tin Contract Opened Lower and Then Traded Stronger, Spot Market Recovers Amid Downtrend [SMM Tin Midday Review]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/WWXJU20251217171753.jpg)
![The most-traded SHFE tin contract fluctuated rangebound during the night session, with downstream enterprises mostly following up with small-lot transactions. [SMM Tin Morning Brief]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/bYFQn20251217171752.jpg)
