SMM, Feb. 24:
Crude oil: oil prices closed slightly higher on Wednesday as traders continued to focus on global oil supply risks against a backdrop of sanctions against Russia and rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
On the dollar side: the dollar edged higher on Wednesday as the latest developments in the crisis in Ukraine dented investor risk appetite and the stock market sell-off helped boost safe-haven buying. By the close, the dollar edged up 0.13%.
Metal futures: overnight outer plate metal mostly floating green, Lun lead Lunxi only two floating red. Renxi closed up 1.64%, hitting an all-time high of $45210 in intraday trading. Lomalco and Lennick, which had previously been strong, closed slightly lower overnight, with Lomalco down 0.23 and Lenny down 0.375, but they were still hovering near their previous multi-year highs as Western countries sought to increase sanctions pressure on Russia, a major metal producer.
Metal fell in the inner market, while Shanghai and tin closed slightly higher by 0.85%. Shanghai zinc was the first to bear the brunt of a 1.55% decline, followed by Shanghai Aluminum with a 1.11% decline. Shanghai Nickel and Shanghai Copper both fell more than 0.8%. The whole line of black except iron ore was green, and iron ore closed slightly higher by 0.43%. The hot coil fell by 0.18% and the thread by 0.25%. Stainless steel had the largest decline, at 0.79%. Shuangjiao fell at night, with coking coal down more than 0.4 and coke down 0.7%.
Precious metals: COMEX gold futures climbed on Wednesday, with settlement prices hitting their highest level in more than a year amid heightened concerns about the escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Us stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the Dow closing at its lowest level so far in 2022 and the S & P 500 recording its fourth consecutive session of decline. The market continues to pay close attention to the development of the situation in Russia and Ukraine. By the close, the Dow closed down 464.85 points, or 1.38%, at 33131.76; the Nasdaq was down 344.03, or 2.57%, at 13037.49; and the S & P 500 was down 79.26, or 1.84%, at 4225.50.
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