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SMM Morning Review – 2010/5/11 Zinc Market

iconMay 11, 2010 00:00

SHANGHAI, May 11 (SMM) -- LME Market 

 
Close
(USD/mt)
Premium/Discount
Volume
(lot)
Position
(lot)
Inventory
(mt)
3-mth Contract
Spot – 3 mth
Apr. Average
2,404
-33
68,089
238,375
545,240
May 10th
2,135
-32
81,754
244,749
571,250

SHFE Market

 
Zinc – Spot Month (RMB/mt)
RMB/USD
SHFE Close
Settlement
Weighted Ave.
Apr. 15th                
18,785
18,820
18,575
1:6.8260
May 10th                   
16,635
16,510
18,104
1:6.8269

 
Zinc – 3mth (RMB/mt)
Shanghai Spot
#0 Zinc Ingot
SHFE Close
Settlement
Weighted Ave.
Apr. 15th                
19,225
19,280
18,677
18,600
May 10th                    
16,980
16,820
18,796
16,450

Summary

The euro rebounded against the US dollar last night driven by a EUR 750 billion emergency aid package aimed at resolving the Greek debt crisis, and Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite Index, and Standard & Poor's 500 Index all increased by over 3% in response. LME three-month zinc contract prices closed at USD 2,135/mt, up 1.9%, with prices finally moving above the 5-day moving average. SMM predicts SHFE three-month zinc contract prices will climb to the 5-day moving average today, but China's National Bureau of Statistics will release macro economic data for April this morning, and market players predicted previously that China's GDP in April would reach the highest growth in 2010, so the pressure still exists regarding China's tightening of monetary policy. 

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