The SHFE lead 2601 contract saw a trading volume of 8,660 lots and an open interest of 21,851 lots; the SHFE lead 2602 contract saw a trading volume of 19,315 lots and an open interest of 59,494 lots.

SMM Analysis：Time flies, and the end of 2025 is approaching. This year marks a concentrated production ramp-up period for ...

For EU Importers: Extended Action Window, Higher Compliance Thresholds. The transition period is extended to the end of 2026, ...

The most-traded SS futures contract fluctuated upward. At 10:30 a.m., the SS2602 contract was quoted at 12,390 yuan/mt, up 45 yuan/mt from the previous trading day. In Wuxi, the spot ...

SHFE copper contract 2601 closed at 92,450 yuan/mt. Based on the BC copper 2601 contract's closing price of 83,080 yuan/mt, its post-tax price is 93,880 yuan/mt, resulting in a price spread of -1,430 ...

SMM December 18 - This week (December 12-18, 2025), the total inventory of the two major stainless steel markets in Wuxi and Foshan stopped rising and pulled back, increasing from 947,600 mt on ...

Tesoro plans to drill 38,000 meters at the El Zorro project, with 26,000 meters allocated for infill and step-out drilling, followed by a pre-feasibility study and 12,000 meters of drilling at ...

Market Conditions Difficult to Boost, GO Silicon Steel Prices Expected to Continue Fluctuating Rangebound Next Week] Supply side, market information indicates that due to multiple factors such as ...

On the supply side, there was a concentrated effort to hold prices firm, and leading producers' quotes had climbed to a high of 360,000-365,000 yuan/mt. Due to steady downstream demand, major ...

Domestic inventory continues to decline, SHFE zinc records a small bullish candlestick] The most-traded SHFE zinc 2601 contract opened at 23,050 yuan/mt. After opening, a tug-of-war between longs and ...

The supply of high-capacity LCO (mainly used in 3C products) remains tight, and some upstream producers still have intentions to increase their quotes. In contrast, the C-rate LCO (primarily used in e ...

Shanghai spot copper] Looking ahead to tomorrow, spot liquidity is expected to remain weak, and there is still some downside room for premiums under the pressure from sellers.