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    The long-short game is intertwined, and the aluminum price is weak

    • Last Update: 2022-12-24
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    Yesterday's aluminum prices were weakly sorted out
    .
    Domestic aluminum reopened after the holiday yesterday, opened at 20,800 yuan / ton, down 295 yuan / ton, or 1.
    42%, and closed at 20,525 yuan / ton
    .
    Yesterday, LME aluminum opened at 2997 US dollars / ton, the highest 3035 US dollars / ton, the lowest price 2963.
    5 US dollars / ton, as of 16:30 Beijing time, the quotation was 2969 US dollars / ton, down 16 US dollars / ton, or 0.
    54%,
    from the previous trading day's close.

    Aluminum prices

    On the news front, LME base metals began to stop falling and rebound after the Fed announced a 50 basis point interest rate hike and announced its June balance sheet reduction plan, but topside resistance remained
    .
    Russia's announcement to stop supplying natural gas to Poland has led to a sharp rise in European natural gas prices, and it continues to pay attention to the shutdown of
    overseas aluminum plants.

    On the supply side, the production capacity of electrolytic aluminum supply continued to rise, and the increase in production capacity slowed down slightly, but the output release continued to increase, and the supply pressure continued
    .
    Recently, under the policy intervention, transportation in some areas has improved slightly, and enterprises have begun to resume work and production, but consumption has not returned to normal levels
    .
    According to customs data in March, the export data of primary aluminum and aluminum products increased year-on-year, and it is necessary to pay attention to the interference of the epidemic on port unloading and shipping
    .

    In terms of stocks, as of May 5, domestic aluminum ingot stocks were 1.
    033 million tons, an increase of 46,000 tons
    from the previous week.
    As of May 5, LME aluminum stocks decreased by 0.
    0375 million tons from the previous trading day to 573,600 tons
    .

    Domestic social treasury data showed a slight accumulation of inventory, and overseas stocks fell to about 570,000 tons, at a historical low
    .
    In terms of price, the test of the 20,000 yuan integer mark has increased, and the long and short game here is intertwined, and it is recommended to treat
    it with a wait-and-see approach in the short term.

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