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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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Apr. Average
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2,404
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-33
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68,089
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238,375
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545,240
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May 10th
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2,135
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-32
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81,754
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244,749
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571,250
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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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Apr. 15th
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18,785
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18,820
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18,575
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1:6.8260
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May 10th
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16,635
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16,510
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18,104
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1:6.8269
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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
|
Weighted Ave.
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Apr. 15th
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19,225
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19,280
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18,677
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18,600
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May 10th
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16,980
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16,820
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18,796
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16,450
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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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