[SMM HRC Daily Trading Volume] Futures Consolidate at Highs, Spot Trading Volume Weakens Again
[SMM HRC Daily Trading Volume] On May 13, the combined daily trading volume of HRC among sample enterprises in four cities (Shanghai, Lecong, Tianjin, Ningbo) monitored by SMM was 11,280 mt, a decrease of 4,920 mt or 30.4% MoM.
Today, futures fluctuated at highs, while spot prices fluctuated rangebound. Yesterday's market trading was extremely active, with early release of future demand from end-users. Coupled with the futures market's lack of upward momentum, the market trading atmosphere weakened, and the daily trading volume decreased MoM.
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