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|
Close (USD/mt) |
Premium/Discount |
Volume (lot) |
Position (lot) |
Inventory (mt) |
3-mth Contract |
Spot – 3 mth | ||||
Apr. Average |
1,412 |
-31 |
52,985 |
208,638 |
344,765 |
May 8th |
1,575 |
-24 |
54,011 |
223,814 |
325,900 |
SHFE Market
|
Zinc – Spot Month (RMB/mt) |
RMB/USD | ||
SHFE Close |
Settlement |
Weighted Ave. | ||
Apr. 15th |
13,000 |
13,070 |
11,733 |
1:6.8293 |
May 8th |
13,160 |
12,960 |
12,831 |
1:6.8221 |
|
Zinc – 3mth (RMB/mt) |
Shanghai Spot 0# Zinc Ingot | ||
SHFE Close |
Settlement |
Weighted Ave. | ||
Apr. 15th |
13,085 |
13,070 |
11,358 |
13,250 |
May 8th |
13,170 |
13,020 |
12,931 |
12,825 |
Summary
Last Friday, Shanghai 0# zinc was traded at RMB 12,800-12,850/mt, 1# zinc was traded at RMB 12,750/mt, and the price of imported zinc was RMB 12,730-12,750/mt, the transactions were limited in spot market, and the downstream producers still adopted a cautious attitude toward purchases. Guangdong 0# zinc was traded at RMB 12,850-12,900/mt, 1# zinc and the imported zinc were traded at RMB 12,750/mt, the spot market remained weak over this week, and the wait-and-see attitude dominated the market. As to futures market, LME zinc price fell slightly, while SHFE zinc price fluctuated at low levels last Friday, and then picked up following the SHFE copper price trend, with both the volumes and positions of dominant contracts down slightly.
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