SMM February 26 News:
Overnight, LME lead opened at $1,957/mt, fluctuating around the daily average during the Asian session. Entering the European session, the US dollar index strengthened then pulled back, and the broad-based gains in nonferrous metals lifted LME lead to rise all the way to a high of $1,996/mt. After small fluctuations at high levels, it finally closed at $1,995.5/mt, up $36/mt, a gain of 1.84%.
Overnight, the most-traded SHFE lead contract opened at 16,715 yuan/mt, dipped to a low of 16,700 yuan/mt at the beginning of the session, then fluctuated upward, lightly touching 16,800 yuan/mt at the high before finally closing at 16,790 yuan/mt, up 45 yuan/mt, a gain of 0.27%.
![Weak Macro Conditions and Mediocre Fundamentals; Lead Prices Remained Range-Bound [SMM Lead Morning Brief]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/yqTpQ20251217171721.jpeg)
![Mixed Macro News; Lead Prices Continued to Consolidate [SMM Lead Morning Meeting Minutes]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/rDPju20251217171722.jpg)
![The Most-Traded SHFE Lead 2604 Contract Formed a Doji, the Weak Supply-Demand Pattern Remained Unchanged, and It Was Likely to Maintain Sideways Movement in the Short Term [Brief Commentary on SHFE Lead]](https://imgqn.smm.cn/usercenter/qnyHQ20251217171721.jpeg)
