






SHANGHAI, July 27 (CBI China) -- 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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June Average
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1,583
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-27
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48,135
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228,378
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333,986
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July 24th
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1,690
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-23
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40,943
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211,480
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352,750
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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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July 15th
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13,050
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13,005
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13,188
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1:6.8328
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July 24th
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13,900
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13,765
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13,550
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1:6.8318
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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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July 15th
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13,220
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13,110
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13,351
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13,025
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July 24th
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14,050
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13,900
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13,568
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13,525
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Summary
Yesterday, Shanghai 0# zinc was traded at RMB 13,500-13,550/mt, 1# zinc and imported zinc were traded at RMB 13,450-13,500/mt, the overall transactions reported no significant improvement, and the downstream buying interest was low. Guangdong 0# zinc was traded at RMB 13,450-13,500/mt, 1# zinc was traded at RMB 13,400/mt, the downstream producers had enough inventories, so they adopted wait-and-see attitude towards market outlook. The overall transactions remained sluggish in spot market. As to futures market, overnight LME zinc price fluctuated slightly, and on Friday SHFE zinc price opened lower and went higher, with the closing price above RMB 14,000/mt. Both trading volumes and positions increased significantly. SHFE zinc price faced downward pressure, but the price range will move up in the short term.
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