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LMEselect Lead 3 Month, USD/mt

Stainless Steel Consumption Underperforms in Peak Season, Stainless Steel Inventory Stops Declining and Rebounds [SMM Analysis] [SMM Nickel Midday Review] Nickel Prices Rebound Sharply on September 25 ...
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Weak consumption and poor downstream stocking conditions have led to a continued sluggish market pattern. [SMM North China Spot Copper]

Spot prices of #1 copper cathode in North China against the front-month contract were at a discount of 100-80 yuan/mt today, with the average discount at 90 yuan/mt, unchanged from the previous ...
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[SMM Analysis] Nickel Sulphate Imports Grew Significantly in July, While Exports Continued to Decline

According to the latest data from China Customs, China's total nickel sulphate imports in August 2025 reached 6,664 mt in metal content, up 79% MoM and up 32% YoY. Nickel sulphate exports stood at 112 ...
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[SMM Nickel Sulphate Daily Review] Nickel Salt Prices Unchanged from Yesterday on September 23

On September 23, the SMM battery-grade nickel sulphate index price was 27,992 yuan/mt, with the quotation range for battery-grade nickel sulphate at 28,050-28,250 yuan/mt, and the average price ...
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Silver Prices Surged Significantly, Suppliers Held Back Sales with Premiums, Trading Turned Sluggish [SMM Daily Review]

Silver prices surged to new highs today, with many suppliers holding back on sales and adopting a wait-and-see approach. The spot market continued to be dominated by premium quotations. In Shanghai, ...
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Guangxi Nandan South China 100 mt Bismuth Ingot Tender Successfully Concluded [SMM Report]

SMM September 22: According to official information obtained by SMM, Guangxi Nandan South Metal Co., Ltd. recently conducted a public tender for the sale of 100 mt of bismuth ingots. The tender was ...
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Secondary Lead: Secondary Refined Lead Transactions Lacked Competitiveness, Suppliers Reported Poor Sales Today [SMM Lead Midday Review]

The SMM #1 lead average price remained flat today at 16,950 yuan/mt. Mainstream secondary refined lead supplies in east and north China were at a discount of 50-0 yuan/mt against the SMM #1 lead ...
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Copper Prices Rose on the Delivery Date, Spot Cargo Trading Activity Was Sluggish [SMM North China Spot Copper]

Spot prices of #1 copper cathode in North China against the front-month contract were at a discount of 190-150 yuan/mt today, with an average discount of 170 yuan/mt, down 10 yuan/mt from the previous ...
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Silver Prices Continue to Decline, Downstream End-User Premium Purchases and Transactions Improve [SMM Daily Review]

Silver prices continued to pull back today, with the spot-futures price spread for SHFE silver 2510 contract narrowing. Except for a few spot national standard silver ingots sold at parity, suppliers ...
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Australian Spot Spodumene Concentrates (CIF China) Price, USD/mt

Typhoon Temporarily Disrupted Guangdong Secondary Aluminum Market Mid-Week, Cast Aluminum Alloy Futures Warrant Exceeded 19,000 mt[Weekly Review of Aluminum Scrap and Secondary Aluminum] Grasberg ...
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Copper prices pulled back, but downstream players remained cautious, with limited recovery in market activity [SMM North China Spot Copper]

In North China today, spot #1 copper cathode prices against the front-month contract were at a discount of 140-100 yuan/mt, averaging a discount of 120 yuan/mt, unchanged from the previous trading day ...
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Nandan County South China Nonferrous to Open Bids Tomorrow for Approximately 66 mt of Cadmium Ingots [SMM Cadmium Report]

SMM September 17: According to official information, Nandan County South Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. offers exports of cadmium ingots with a purity specification of 99.995%, conforming to standard ...