SHANGHAI, May 8 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals futures rose for the most part on Tuesday May 8 but at slower rates from the previous day. SHFE zinc led the gains with an increase of 1.34%, lead grew over 1% and aluminium and copper inched up. Nickel fell from highs to close nearly 1% higher. Tin dipped nearly 0.9% from Monday.The ferrous complex saw mixed&n...Read More
Chinese ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) offers softened on limited export activity this past week, while the European markets were stagnant on a lack of spot market demand. Chinese vanadium export activity limited, offering prices slideEuropean vanadium markets inactive, prices flat US ferro-vanadium spot market activity picks up, prices narrow The Chinese ferro-vanadium export market...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 8 (SMM) – Nonferrous metals futures rose for the most part on Tuesday May 8 but at slower rates from the previous day. SHFE zinc led the gains with an increase of 1.34%, lead grew over 1% and aluminium and copper inched up. Nickel fell from highs to close nearly 1% higher. Tin dipped nearly 0.9% from Monday.The ferrous complex saw mixed&n...Read More
Chinese ferro-silicon prices were stable last week, but shortened supply and more active trading suggest an uptick in pricing ahead. Chinese domestic market sees active trading, short supplyEuropean prices slide on thin trading activity US spot market stable amid spot inactivity Chinese domestic ferro-silicon market supported by tight supplyChinese domestic ferro-silicon prices were stable last we...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 8 (SMM) – China’s imports of unwrought copper and copper products rose 46% year on year in April as demand for refined copper was bolstered by tighter supplies of copper scrap imports, SMM believed.China imported 439,000 mt of unwrought copper and copper products in April, flat from March, according to data from China Customs. Imports of unwrought copper and cop...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 8 (SMM) –Copper: The strong US dollar suppressed copper prices overnight. The SHFE 1807 contract fell to a low of 51,220 yuan/mt from open at 51,630 yuan/mt and closed at 51,250 yuan/mt. SHFE copper now struggles among moving averages with support from the 40-day moving average. We expect the SHFE 1807 contract to trade at 51,150-51,600 yuan/mt today with LME copper at $6,820-6...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 8 (SMM) – In China's spot zinc market on Tuesday May 8, smelters were keener to sell and lowered premiums as the SHFE zinc 1806 contract climbed up in the morning. Buyers mostly purchased as needed. In Shanghai, #0 zinc mostly traded at 23,990-24,120 yuan/mt. The 0# common brands were offered at a premium of 80-160 yuan/mt over the SHFE 1806 contract with 0# Shuan...Read More
Manganese ore prices dropped as much as 8.4% in the past week amid deteriorating downstream demand. Low-grade ore prices fall below $6 per dmtu High-grade ore prices drop more than 4% Chinese alloy prices weaken on poorer demand from mills Indian silico-manganese prices drop Alloy prices hold in Europe, United StatesManganese ore prices sustained heavy losses on Friday May 4 amid poor demand from...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 8 (SMM) –Copper: The strong US dollar suppressed copper prices overnight. The SHFE 1807 contract fell to a low of 51,220 yuan/mt from open at 51,630 yuan/mt and closed at 51,250 yuan/mt. SHFE copper now struggles among moving averages with support from the 40-day moving average. We expect the SHFE 1807 contract to trade at 51,150-51,600 yuan/mt today with LME copper at $6,820-6...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 8 (SMM) – Henan Yuguang Zinc plans to suspend a production line from May 10 to June 9 for routine maintenance of production equipment, SMM learned.About 10,000 mt of output is likely to be affected during the month-long suspension. The company will continue to supply long-term contracts while other orders will be halted. For editorial queries, please contact...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 8 (SMM) – SHFE zinc climbed up unexpectedly on Monday May 7 as it traded without being weighed down by its LME counterpart, and as risk-taking sentiment in the market recovered after the US-China trade negotiations.The SHFE zinc index gained 2.49% during the day on May 7 as shorts reduced their positions with a total of 25,700 lots of decline in the SHFE zinc index. Suppor...Read More
SHANGHAI, May 8 (SMM) –Copper: The strong US dollar suppressed copper prices overnight. The SHFE 1807 contract fell to a low of 51,220 yuan/mt from open at 51,630 yuan/mt and closed at 51,250 yuan/mt. SHFE copper now struggles among moving averages with support from the 40-day moving average. We expect the SHFE 1807 contract to trade at 51,150-51,600 yuan/mt today with LME copper at $6,820-6...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part stronger on the morning of Tuesday May 8, with all the metals, except tin (-0.7%), up by an average of 0.7%. Zinc led the advance with a 1% gain and copper was up by 0.2% at $6,858 per tonne. Volume on the LME has been average, with 7,927 lots traded as at 07.06 am London time. The precious metals were more diverse this morning...Read More
Import prices for steel billet in Southeast Asia continued to rise over the past week due to lower supply and costlier Chinese cargoes, while prices for slab fell further on lower offers.BilletMetal Bulletin's assessment of import prices for billet in Southeast Asia was $545-560 per tonne cfr for the week ended Monday May 7, up $5 per tonne from a week earlier.Deals involving cargoes from Taiwan a...Read More
Base metals on the London Metal Exchange ended mostly lower at the close of trading on Tuesday May 8, with aluminium and zinc bucking the trend. Tin's three-month price was the most significant downward move in the complex, falling 1.5% and reaching a low of $20,865 per tonne during the afternoon.The drop comes after prices remained firmly above $21,000 per tonne throughout April, largely due to c...Read More
An upcoming European Union/New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA) will benefit the metals industry, New Zealand and European experts have told Metal Bulletin, after a preparatory customs agreement between the partners came into force on May 1. Notably, Europe will gain more access to New Zealand's quality low emission-produced metals as well as metal components, Nick Collins, chief executive of in...Read More
Turkish steel producers have resumed their deep-sea scrap purchases, trading two US shipments and a UK cargo in the past few days, sources said on Tuesday May 8.The mills in the country were waiting until the International Rebar Producers & Exporters Association (Irepas) conference in Warsaw, which ends today, to see which direction the market moves, and decided to pay slightly higher prices for d...Read More
Exporters of hot-rolled coil (HRC) and cold-rolled coil (CRC) from the Commonwealth of Independent States have not cut offers further citing a slight improvement in the global market. CIS producers cut their offer prices in early April and again later in the month.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for CIS-origin HRC exports was $580-590 per tonne fob Black Sea on Monday May 7, nar...Read More
The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Tuesday May 8. Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower during morning trading, with broad consolidation in effect across the complex.Aluminium's three-month price continues to trade firmly above $2,300 per tonne, reaching a high of $2,372 per tonne over the morning. Despite the light metal's recent...Read More
Good morning from Metal Bulletin's offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday May 8.Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during Asian morning trading on Tuesday, albeit with marginal gains amid renewed dollar strength. Tin bucked the general positivity, however, with prices dipping by 0.6%.Check Metal Bulletin's live futures report...Read More