[SMM Flash News] This week, lead prices first rose and then fell. Mid-week, recyclers' enthusiasm for selling improved due to concerns that smelters would lower their purchase prices for scrap batteries. In the second half of the week, individual enterprises in east China attempted to lower their purchase quotes, but the decline was limited due to poor arrivals. Currently, the price of waste lead-acid batteries remains firm, with the mainstream tax-inclusive price for waste electric vehicle batteries ranging from 10,200 to 10,300 yuan/mt.