[SMM Morning Comment on Zinc] Overnight, SHFE zinc stopped rising and started to fall, but the center of the daily candlestick moved up, with the 10/20-day moving average acting as resistance above. Driven by the overnight strength in LME, the center of SHFE zinc moved up, but...

[SMM Morning Meeting Summary: Zinc Prices Rise Amid Interest Rate Cut Expectations] LME zinc recorded a three-day winning streak overnight, with the 40-day moving average providing support and the bearish candlestick of MACD narrowing. Influenced by the US Fed officials' remarks that boosted expectations of an interest rate cut, the US dollar index fell, and non-ferrous metals generally rose, coupled with...

[Strong supply and weak demand persist, SHFE zinc maintains fluctuating trend] The most-traded SHFE zinc 2509 contract opened at 22,285 yuan/mt. After opening, SHFE zinc dipped to 22,250 yuan/mt. Subsequently, bears reduced their positions, driving SHFE zinc to rise above the daily average line, reaching a high of 22,410 yuan/mt. It finally closed flat at 22,380 yuan/mt, with trading volume increasing to 89,569 lots.....

[SMM Morning Comment on Zinc] Overnight, SHFE zinc recorded a bearish candlestick, with the middle rail of the Bollinger Bands acting as resistance. The zinc price returned to the fundamental pattern of increased supply and weak demand, with bears mainly increasing their positions. The bottom is temporarily seen at...

[SMM Morning Meeting Summary: LME Zinc Jumps Initially and Then Pulls Back Overnight, Focus on Inventory Changes] Overnight, LME zinc recorded a bullish candlestick with a long upper shadow, with the 5-day moving average forming resistance above and the 40-day moving average providing support below. Overnight, the US Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for July slipped to 50.1 from 50.8 in June, while the ISM new orders index fell to 50.3 from 51.3......

[LME continues to play a leading role, SHFE zinc records a bullish candlestick] The most-traded SHFE zinc 2509 contract opened at 22,295 yuan/mt. After the opening, bulls increased their positions, driving SHFE zinc to fluctuate upward above the daily average line. Subsequently, bears reduced their positions, allowing SHFE zinc to continue rising and reaching a high of 22,395 yuan/mt. It eventually closed higher at 22,380 yuan/mt, up 125 yuan/mt or 0.56%. Trading volume decreased to 85,449 lots, while open interest fell by 4,253 lots to 98,472 lots...

[SMM Morning Comment on Zinc] Overnight, SHFE zinc recorded a bearish candlestick, with the 40-day daily average line providing support below. Driven by the strength of LME, the center of SHFE zinc shifted upwards, with bears exiting the market. Pay attention to...

[SMM Morning Meeting Summary: LME Inventory Falls Below 100,000 mt, Strong Support at the Bottom of Zinc Prices] Overnight, LME zinc reversed losses to end in positive territory, with the 60-day moving average providing support below. Overnight, LME zinc inventory once again fell below 100,000 mt, with the concentration of cancelled warrants increasing to over 47%. The concentration of funds from major players was high, and at the same time...

[Domestic social inventory continues to increase, and the center of SHFE zinc's daily candlestick continues to decline] The most-traded SHFE zinc 2509 contract opened at 22,200 yuan/mt. After the opening, bulls reduced their positions, causing SHFE zinc to decline and test a low of 22,125 yuan/mt. Subsequently, bears reduced their positions, and SHFE zinc gradually rose above the daily average line. It touched a high of 22,270 yuan/mt at the end of the session, closing up at 22,255 yuan/mt, up 5 yuan/mt or 0.02%. Trading volume decreased to 9,948 lots, and open interest decreased by 716 lots to 103,000 lots...

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