Overnight, LME zinc prices opened at $2438/mt, and closed at $2507/mt, up $67/mt or 2.75%. Trading volume increased to 9874 lots, and open interest grew 2743 lots to 206,000 lots. LME zinc inventory decreased by 1650 mt to 141775 mt, a drop of 1.19%.
The RMB strengthened overnight and the U.S. dollar weakened, supporting the rise of non-ferrous metals prices. In addition, overseas large-scale infrastructure construction is expected to resume, and overseas ore supply is less than expected.
The most active SHFE 2310 zinc contract prices opened at 21500 yuan/mt and closed at 21815 yuan/mt last evening, up 540 yuan/mt or 2.54%. The trading volume was down to 99528 lots, and open interest stood at 117,000 lots. Overnight, SHFE zinc prices hit a nearly 5-month high, mainly due to strong domestic credit data and renewed consumption expectations amid signals of economic stabilization.



