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SMM Morning Review - 2010/3/8 Zinc Market
SHANGHAI, Mar. 8 (SMM) -- LME Market
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Close
(USD/mt)
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Premium/Discount
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Volume
(lot)
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Position
(lot)
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Inventory
(mt)
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3-mth Contract
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Spot – 3 mth
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Feb. Average
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2,179
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-16
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57,796
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214,806
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516,444
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Mar. 5th
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2,345
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-26
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51,681
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223,341
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540,700
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SHFE Market
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Zinc – Spot Month (RMB/mt)
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RMB/USD
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SHFE Close
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Settlement
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Weighted Ave.
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Feb. 12th
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18,060
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17,995
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17,648
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1:6.8269
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Mar. 5th
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18,000
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17,930
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18,081
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1:6.8266
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Zinc – 3mth (RMB/mt)
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Shanghai Spot
#0 Zinc Ingot
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SHFE Close
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Settlement
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Weighted Ave.
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Feb. 12th
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18,345
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18,320
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17,912
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17,900
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Mar. 5th
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18,430
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18,265
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18,213
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17,725
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Summary
LME zinc prices jumped boosted by better-than-expected employment in the US. The US Department of Labor released last Friday that the non-farm employment in February declined by 36,000, while Reuters predicted the non-farm employment would decline by 50,000. The non-farm employment in January fell by 20,000 before being revised to a drop of 26,000. The employment rate was 9.7% in February, while the prediction was 9.8%. Market sentiment improved, and LME zinc prices advanced by 4.22% to USD 2,345/mt on March 5th. However, although short positions left the market temporarily, struggles between long and short positions will remain intense in the near term, and LME zinc prices are expected to fall. SHFE three-month zinc contract prices face great pressure at RMB 19,000/mt today, with prices expected to move in the RMB 18,600-18,990/mt range.
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