Report Industry Investment Rating There is no information provided in the content regarding the report industry investment rating. Core Viewpoints - The A-share market showed a strong performance on May 6, with nearly 5000 stocks rising, and certain concepts such as controllable nuclear fusion and rare earth permanent magnets surging. The market's trading volume increased to 1.36 trillion yuan. The market sentiment was positive, but it still faced challenges from external factors such as the Fed's interest - rate decision and international trade policies [7]. - Different sectors of commodities presented various trends. For example, most chemical products' prices increased on May 7 compared to May 6, while some agricultural products had mixed price movements. Each commodity had its own supply - demand relationship and influencing factors [4]. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 1. Macro News - China and the US will conduct economic and trade talks. Vice - Premier He Lifeng will meet with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during his visit to Switzerland [7]. - The A - share market had a good start after the "May Day" holiday. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.13%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose 1.84%, the ChiNext Index rose 1.97%, and the Northbound 50 Index rose 3.21%. The market trading volume reached 1.36 trillion yuan [7]. - China will adopt more proactive macro - policies and is confident in achieving the 5% growth target in 2025. It will continue to build a unified domestic market and expand high - level opening - up [7]. - Apple AI may launch some functions in the Chinese mainland in the iOS 18.6 system, with Baidu Wenxin Yiyan as the core cloud intelligent engine and Alibaba providing the review mechanism. Also, Apple may change the iPhone release pattern from 2026 [7]. - Xiaomi is accelerating the development of self - developed SoC chips, with a team of about 1000 employees operating independently. The new - generation chip's performance is comparable to Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2 [8]. - The Fed is facing a dilemma, and there are hints that it may postpone interest - rate cuts. The market expects the Fed to keep interest rates unchanged in May, and is more concerned about Fed Chairman Powell's policy stance [8]. - The EU will formulate counter - measures against US tariffs on EU products, with an expected impact on 549 billion euros of EU exports to the US. If negotiations fail, the EU plans to impose tariffs on 100 billion euros of US goods [8]. - In the Japan - US tariff negotiations, the US refuses to cancel the 10% benchmark tariff and the additional 14% tariff on Japan, putting Japan in a difficult situation [8]. - The UK and India signed a free - trade agreement, which is expected to increase bilateral trade by 25.5 billion pounds annually in the long run [9]. 2. Morning Meeting Views on Major Varieties 2.1 Agricultural Products - **Peanuts**: The spot market is stable, with oil mills' demand providing some support. There is sufficient supply, and the market is in the stage of speculating on planting area, with few topics for speculation [13]. - **Oils and Fats**: According to MPOB monthly report forecasts, Malaysia's palm oil inventory, production, and exports in April 2025 are expected to increase. Brazil's 2024/25 soybean production forecast is raised. The domestic market is expected to follow the external market's trend after the holiday, but the upside is limited [13]. - **Sugar**: The international sugar price is suppressed by Brazil's good start of the sugar - crushing season and India's strong production forecast, while the domestic market has a good de - stocking rhythm. Traders are advised to go long with a light position near 5860 yuan, and add positions if the price breaks through 5910 yuan [13]. - **Corn**: The market is in a tug - of - war. Port inventories are high, suppressing price increases, but state purchases and reduced imports are improving market expectations. Short - term trading is recommended in the 2340 - 2390 yuan range [13]. - **Hogs**: The national hog price is stable. Group farms are holding back supplies, and there is a game between supply and demand. The terminal consumption is weak, and the futures market's main contract has shifted. Short - term operations are recommended [13][15]. - **Eggs**: The spot price of eggs is weakening. The inventory in production areas is increasing, and the southern sales areas are facing pressure. There are opportunities for short - selling on the futures market [15]. 2.2 Energy and Chemicals - **Urea**: The domestic urea market price is rising. The daily production is high, and the inventory of upstream enterprises is accumulating. With the approaching of summer fertilizer demand, the inventory pressure is expected to ease. The market is volatile and strengthening, and caution is advised for unilateral operations [15]. - **Caustic Soda**: The supply of caustic soda is still in excess, although there are some new - capacity releases and demand changes. The price lacks upward momentum, and the 2509 contract may continue to trade at a low level [15]. - **Coking Coal and Coke**: The coking coal market at ports is weakening after the holiday, and the second - round price increase of coke is on hold. The prices of coking coal and coke are under pressure, but may stabilize after the government's meeting [15]. 2.3 Industrial Metals - **Copper and Aluminum**: The prices of copper and aluminum may continue to trade at a low level due to uncertainties in US tariff negotiations and the US economic downturn. Copper is relatively stronger due to support from the mining end [17]. - **Alumina**: The operating capacity of alumina is increasing. Although there are short - term production cuts, the supply is still excessive in the medium term. A bearish view is recommended for the medium - term [17]. - **Rebar and Hot - Rolled Coils**: The inventory of rebar and hot - rolled coils decreased during the holiday. The market may get a short - term boost from the government's financial policies, but overall, they will trade in a low - level range [17]. - **Silicon Ferroalloys**: The prices of silicon ferroalloys are falling. Steel mills are expected to start new rounds of procurement with a price - cutting attitude. The prices of silicon ferroalloys may trade at a low level in the short term [17][18]. - **Lithium Carbonate**: The price of lithium carbonate is falling, with a bearish supply - demand situation. The cost support is weakening, and short positions are recommended to be held, but beware of a rebound [18]. 2.4 Options and Finance - **Stock Indexes**: The A - share market had a good start on May 6. The market sentiment is positive, and there are opportunities for low - buying and combination arbitrage strategies [18][19]. - **Stock Index Options**: The A - share market rose on May 6, and the options market showed different trends in terms of volume, open interest, and implied volatility. Trend investors are advised to defend, and volatility investors can buy straddles after the volatility decline [19].

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1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Not mentioned in the provided content 2. Core View of the Report - This week, the A - share market showed a narrow - range oscillation, with daily trading volume remaining above one trillion. For index options, the overall strategy is to focus on defense or go long on volatility. Specifically, for index options, the trend strategy is to focus on defense, and the volatility strategy is to buy wide - straddle options after the decline in volatility to go long on volatility. For example, for the CSI 300 index, the weekly K - line showed three consecutive positives, but the Wednesday color K - line indicator remained green, and the daily three - color K - line indicator turned red. For the CSI 1000 index, the daily line first rose and then declined, and the weekly line returned to the 120 - week moving average. For the SSE 50 index, it remained above the 850 - day moving average, and the daily three - color K - line indicator remained red [2] 3. Summary According to the Table of Contents 3.1 CSI 300 Index Options (IO) - Index performance: The CSI 300 index had a narrow - range oscillation. The weekly K - line showed three consecutive positives, but the Wednesday color K - line indicator remained green, and the daily three - color K - line indicator turned red [10][12] - Option data: The 2505 contract of CSI 300 index options had the maximum open - interest strike prices of call and put options both at 3800, and the option pain point was also 3800. The implied volatility first decreased and then increased. The current - month IF futures contract was at a discount to the underlying, and the spot - futures basis narrowed, while the basis of the next - month contract at a discount to the current - month contract widened. The trading volume of IO options decreased, and the open interest increased. The trading volume PCR of options decreased, and the open - interest PCR increased [14][17][20] 3.2 CSI 1000 Index Options (MO) - Index performance: The CSI 1000 index's daily line first rose and then declined, and the weekly line returned to the 120 - week moving average. The Wednesday color K - line indicator remained green, and the daily three - color K - line indicator turned red [38][41] - Option data: The 2505 contract of CSI 1000 index options had the maximum open - interest strike prices of call and put options at 6000 and 5800 respectively, and the option pain point was 5900. The implied volatility first decreased and then increased. The current - month IM futures contract was at a discount to the underlying, and the spot - futures basis narrowed, while the basis of the next - month contract at a discount to the current - month contract widened. The trading volume of MO options decreased, and the open interest increased. The trading volume PCR of options decreased, and the open - interest PCR increased [43][46][49] 3.3 SSE 50 Index Options (HO) - Index performance: The SSE 50 index remained above the 850 - day moving average. The weekly K - line closed in the negative, and the Wednesday color K - line indicator remained gray, while the daily three - color K - line indicator remained red [67][69] - Option data: The 2505 contract of SSE 50 index options had the maximum open - interest strike prices of call and put options at 2750 and 2650 respectively, and the option pain point was 2650. The implied volatility increased. The current - month IH futures contract was at a discount to the underlying, and the spot - futures basis narrowed, while the basis of the next - month contract at a discount to the current - month contract widened. The trading volume of HO options increased, and the open interest increased. Both the trading volume PCR and open - interest PCR of options increased [71][73][77]

投资咨询业务资格 证监发【2014】217号 【中原化工】 需求暂未见明显改善，关注夏季肥补货节奏 ——尿素周报2025.04.28 中原期货研究所：化工组 作者：刘培洋 研究助理：申文 执业证书编号：F0290318 执业证书编号： F03117458 投资咨询编号：Z0011155 0371-58620083 0371-58620081 liupy_qh@ccnew.com shenwen_qh@ccnew.com 01 周度观点汇总 1.1 尿素周度观点——需求暂未见明显改善，关注夏季肥补货节奏 | 品种 | 1. 供应：日产维持高位运行； | 主要逻辑 | 策略建议 | 风险提示 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | 2. 需求：阶段性需求支撑较弱； 3. 库存：上游尿素企业库存持续累积； | | | | | | 4. 成本与利润：煤炭价格窄幅波动，尿素利润环比下降； | | | | | | 5. 基差与价差：5-9价差偏弱震荡，05基差走弱。 | | | 保供稳价政策、 | | | 6. 整体逻辑： | | UR2509合约关 | 新 增 产 能 投 放 | | ...

Report Title - The market has returned to a weak state after the holiday stocking: Strategy Weekly Report 2025-04-28 [1] Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided Core Viewpoints - The egg market is in a state of oversupply, with low valuations in the short term. After the holiday stocking, the upside potential for spot prices is limited, and futures have started to reflect post-holiday expectations, with the market trending downward [3] Section Summaries Periodic and Spot Market Review - Egg futures: Last week, the futures market showed a pattern of near-term strength and long-term weakness. As the spot basis for near-term contracts converged, and long-term contracts reflected expectations, the market began to decline following the peak and fall of spot prices. However, considering that near-term contracts were at par with spot prices and closely followed the decline, while the basis for long-term contracts remained high, the market as a whole remained in a weak cycle compared to the same period. It will still take time to break out of the bottom range [6] - Egg spot: Last week, supported by stocking, spot prices rebounded significantly. However, as downstream sales slowed and inventories accumulated in production areas, spot prices firmly declined. Spot prices oscillated in the range of 3.2 - 3.5 yuan per jin. Currently, price increases are mainly passed on to downstream, but the market will return to weakness after the May Day stocking, and weather conditions will become the main factor suppressing spot prices [6] Supply Side - New capacity: From March to June 2025, the newly opened production corresponds to the replenishment volume from October 2024 to January 2025, which generally remained at a high level, with the new volume higher than the historical average [10] - Elimination capacity: From March to June 2025, the normal elimination capacity corresponds to the replenishment volume from October 2023 to January 2024, and the available elimination volume is relatively moderate [10] - Laying hen inventory: The inventory has remained at a high level. The growth rate of normal new capacity has been relatively stable, and the elimination volume has been high, which may lead to a temporary slowdown in capacity supply [10] Elimination End - Elimination chickens: The price of elimination chickens has been oscillating at a high level, and the increase in egg prices has slowed down the elimination process. The elimination volume has significantly decreased, and the average elimination age is around 530 days, showing a continued downward trend from a high level [13] Seasonal and Market Factors - Seasonality: The seasonal strength has shifted, and the replenishment demand has gradually ended, transitioning to the traditional weather-driven trend [15] - Production area: Currently, inventories are accumulating in production areas, and downstream purchases are made on an as-needed basis. The southern weather is unfavorable for storage, and overall quality issues are affecting egg prices [15] - Consumption: After the holiday stocking, arrivals have increased [15] Substitute Products - Vegetables: Vegetable prices are weak, and as supply has recovered, the support for egg prices has weakened [17] - Pork: Pork prices have continued to decline, and the substitution effect on eggs is not significant [17] - Other meats: The prices of other meats have shown a staged increase [17] Cost and Profit - Raw materials: Corn and soybean meal prices have rebounded from low levels. Corn prices have been supported by policy-driven purchases, while soybean meal has remained stable with a slight upward trend due to short-term spot shortages [21] - Cost: Costs have been continuously rising. Currently, the feed cost is around 2.66 yuan per jin, and the comprehensive breeding cost is around 2.96 yuan per jin [21] - Breeding profit: There has been a rebound, but the industry has not yet emerged from the seasonal low [21] Capital and Market Trends - Capital: This week, funds left the market after the rebound and then re-entered. Short-selling funds in the main contracts regained momentum [24] - Basis: The basis has declined from a high level, and spot prices have significantly dropped after the holiday. However, the basis is expected to stabilize and strengthen later, providing some support to the futures market [26] - Spread: The near-term strength and long-term weakness driven by stocking have ended, and the market has returned to a contango structure [29]

投资咨询业务资格 证监发【2014】217号 缩量确认关键支撑 等待放量反弹机会 ——股指周报2025.04.28 客服中心 ：李卫红 联系方式：0371-68599157 电子邮箱：liwh_qh@ccnew.com 投资咨询编号：Z0017812 | 本期观点 | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 品种 | 主要逻辑 | 策略建议 | 风险提示 | | 股指 | 1、中信建投研究，此次政治局会议并未涉及到调整预算、出台大规模增量刺激政策的 | IC/IM 的组合套 | 1）外部市场环境； 2）地缘政治因素； 3）宏观政策调整。 | | | 表述，强调既定政策"加紧实施"、"用足用好"，符合预期。主因当前既定政策还有大幅 | | | | | 空间未用，没有必要安排增量政策。下半年预计仍有增量财政政策，中央对外部冲击已 | | | | | 有充分估计，明确"要强化底线思维，充分备足预案"，"根据形势变化及时推出增量储备 | | | | | 政策"。出台的时间节点我们预计在三季度中后期，一是彼时当前财政空间或已充分使 | | | | | 用，二则往年也有参考经验。消费领域，提出 ...

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1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2. Core Views of the Report - After the Politburo meeting, the market gradually returns to the supply - demand fundamentals. The five major steel products are continuously destocking. The increase in production is mainly concentrated in hot - rolled coils and medium - thick plates. Rebar shows a pattern of weak supply and demand, with both weekly production and demand decreasing, and destocking slightly slowing down, but the overall inventory is low, and there is a shortage of specifications in the market, resulting in a strong willingness to support spot prices. Hot - rolled coils have both increasing production and demand, with short - term demand having certain resilience, and the export pressure has not fully emerged, but attention should be paid to the weakening of export orders from May to June. Recently, there has been an obvious increase in billet export feedback, which helps to relieve the pressure of overall steel supply. At the same time, there are rumors of steel mills controlling production and reducing volume, which need to be continuously monitored. Before the holiday, due to the background of margin increase, the willingness of funds to leave the market is enhanced, and steel prices are expected to fluctuate repeatedly, so it is recommended to hold a light position during the holiday [3]. - For iron ore, the supply of iron ore has increased, and the port has started to accumulate inventory. The supply - demand is loose, and the price still faces pressure. The short - term price tends to fluctuate in a low - level range. Before the May Day holiday, due to the background of margin increase, the willingness of funds to leave the market is enhanced, and there are great uncertainties in the overseas market during the holiday, so it is recommended to hold a light position [4]. - For coking coal and coke, the production of coking coal is stable, and the customs clearance of Mongolian coal is at a relatively high level. There is certain restocking support in the market before the holiday, and the port coking coal continues to destock, but the absolute quantity is still at a historical high level in the same period, and the medium - and long - term loose pattern remains unchanged. The profit of coking enterprises has been repaired, and the game of the second round of coke price increase has intensified, and whether it can be implemented before the holiday remains to be seen. The increase in hot metal provides certain support for the raw material end, but considering the limited subsequent increase and the enhanced willingness of funds to leave the market before the holiday, the price still shows pressure, and the overall situation shows a low - level shock, so it is recommended to hold a light position during the holiday [5]. 3. Summary According to the Directory 3.1 Market Review - The macro - environment has warmed up, and steel prices have rebounded from the low level. The spot and futures prices of rebar and hot - rolled coils have both shown a low - level rebound trend, and the basis has widened. The inventory of the industry continues to be destocked, but the destocking of rebar and hot - rolled coils has slowed down to varying degrees. Due to the relatively low absolute inventory of rebar and the shortage of specifications in the market, the willingness to support prices is strong. The export pressure of hot - rolled coils has not fully emerged [9]. 3.2 Steel Supply - Demand Analysis - **Production**: National rebar weekly production is 229.11 tons (down 0.05% month - on - month, up 3.18% year - on - year), and national hot - rolled coil weekly production is 317.5 tons (up 0.99% month - on - month, up 0.60% year - on - year). Rebar blast furnace production increased slightly, and electric furnace production decreased [16][18][23]. - **Profit**: Rebar profit is +98 yuan/ton (up 34.25% week - on - week, down 36.36% year - on - year), and hot - rolled coil profit is +29 yuan/ton (up 31.82% week - on - week, down 79.72% year - on - year) [32]. - **Demand**: Rebar apparent consumption is 259.94 tons (down 5.07% month - on - month, down 2.31% year - on - year), and the 5 - day average of national building materials transactions is 12.13 tons (up 9.10% month - on - month, down 19.14% year - on - year). Hot - rolled coil apparent consumption is 324.36 tons (up 0.06% month - on - month, up 0.28% year - on - year) [37]. - **Inventory**: Rebar total inventory is 702.33 tons (down 4.21% month - on - month, down 25.98% year - on - year), and hot - rolled coil total inventory is 367.69 tons (down 1.83% month - on - month, down 10.32% year - on - year) [42][47]. - **Downstream**: In the real estate sector, the weekly transaction area of commercial housing in 30 large - and medium - sized cities increased by 12.14% week - on - week and decreased by 23.38% year - on - year; the transaction land area of 100 large - and medium - sized cities decreased by 2.26% week - on - week and decreased by 30.78% year - on - year. In the automotive sector, in March 2025, automobile production and sales were 3.006 million and 2.915 million respectively, with a month - on - month increase of 42.9% and 37% respectively, and a year - on - year increase of 11.9% and 8.2% respectively. The cumulative automobile production and sales were 7.561 million and 7.47 million respectively, with a year - on - year increase of 14.5% and 11.2% respectively [51][54]. 3.3 Iron Ore Supply - Demand Analysis - **Supply**: The shipment from 19 ports in Australia and Brazil is 27.584 million tons (up 13.16% month - on - month, up 6.19% year - on - year), and the arrival volume at 45 ports of iron ore is 25.128 million tons (up 8.06% month - on - month, up 27.06% year - on - year) [62]. - **Demand**: Hot metal daily output is 2.4435 million tons (up 423,000 tons month - on - month, up 683,000 tons year - on - year), and the port ore handling volume at 45 ports of iron ore is 3.2792 million tons (up 5.95% month - on - month, up 1.16% year - on - year) [67]. - **Inventory**: The inventory at 45 ports of iron ore is 142.61 million tons (up 1.46% month - on - month, down 3.37% year - on - year), and the imported iron ore inventory of 247 steel enterprises is 90.7303 million tons (up 0.22% month - on - month, down 3.27% year - on - year) [73]. 3.4 Coking Coal and Coke Supply - Demand Analysis - **Supply**: The operation rate of coking coal mines is 88.38% (up 0.78% month - on - month, up 3.37% year - on - year), and the operation rate of coal washing plants is 63.01% (up 1.79% month - on - month, down 6.15% year - on - year). The daily customs clearance volume of Mongolian coal is 138,100 tons (down 2.48% month - on - month, up 63.94% year - on - year) [79]. - **Demand**: The daily transaction rate of coking coal auctions is 75.36% (down 5.86% week - on - week, down 18.65% year - on - year) [82]. - **Coking Enterprises**: The profit per ton of coke in independent coking plants is - 9 yuan/ton (up 7 yuan/ton month - on - month, up 117 yuan/ton year - on - year), and the capacity utilization rate of independent coking plants is 75.27% (up 2.53% month - on - month, up 15.23% year - on - year) [88]. - **Inventory**: The coking coal inventory of independent coking plants is 8.2006 million tons (down 1.21% month - on - month, up 26.74% year - on - year), and the coking coal inventory at the port is 3.2479 million tons (down 3.73% month - on - month, up 47.29% year - on - year). The coke inventory of independent coking plants is 688,200 tons (up 1.27% month - on - month, up 35.74% year - on - year), and the coke inventory at the port is 2.4358 million tons (down 1.02% month - on - month, up 15.83% year - on - year) [94][100]. - **Spot Price**: The price of low - sulfur main coking coal in Shanxi is 1,300 yuan/ton (down 30 yuan/ton week - on - week, down 730 yuan/ton year - on - year), and the ex - factory price of quasi - first - grade metallurgical coke in Lvliang is 1,200 yuan/ton (unchanged month - on - month, down 600 yuan/ton year - on - year) [106]. 3.5 Spread Analysis - The basis of hot - rolled coils has slightly widened, and the spread between rebar 05 - 10 contracts has shown a narrow - range fluctuation. The spread between iron ore 05 - 09 contracts has narrowed, and the spread between hot - rolled coils and rebar has slightly widened [108][113].

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information about the industry investment rating is provided in the report. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - **Macro Aspect**: Domestic important meetings have released positive policy signals, and the negative impact of US tariffs has weakened. Market risk - aversion sentiment has cooled down, and attention should be paid to the negotiation situation [4]. - **Supply - demand Aspect**: It is expected that the previously overhauled plants will resume production this week. The market's end - of - month settlement prices are gradually released, and demand for restocking has slowed down. The East China liquid caustic soda market is expected to be weak and stable. With the approaching of the May Day holiday, downstream buyers are resistant to high prices. To keep inventory levels stable, some enterprises have offered discounts on sales, which is reasonable [4]. - **Overall Logic**: The weak operation of alumina prices continues to have a negative feedback effect on caustic soda. Attention should be paid to the cost - end support below. Caustic soda may be weak and consolidate at a low level this week [4]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Market Review - **Spot Market**: The price of liquid caustic soda in Shandong has weakened again. The basis of 32% liquid caustic soda in Shandong has fluctuated steadily. From April 18th to April 24th, the price of 32% ion - membrane liquid caustic soda in Shandong dropped from 820 yuan/ton to 810 yuan/ton, a decrease of 1.22%; the price of 50% ion - membrane liquid caustic soda dropped from 1460 yuan/ton to 1420 yuan/ton, a decrease of 2.74%. The prices of other products such as raw salt, flake caustic soda, and light soda ash remained unchanged [9][12][18]. - **Futures Market**: The report presents the price trends of caustic soda futures (active contracts) compared with soda ash, alumina, PVC futures, and the change in caustic soda warehouse receipts [15][16]. 3.2 Market Analysis - **Supply Side**: From April 18th to April 24th, 2025, the average capacity utilization rate of China's caustic soda sample enterprises with a capacity of 200,000 tons and above was 82.1%, a month - on - month decrease of 0.2%. Affected by newly added overhaul plants in Northwest, Central, and South China, the load decreased, while the load in North and Southwest China increased after the overhaul of plants ended. In Shandong, there were both复产 and减产 enterprises, and the复产 capacity was greater than the减产 capacity, with the capacity utilization rate increasing by 4.0% to 91%. It is expected that the capacity utilization rate of caustic soda will rise to about 84%, and the weekly output will be about 809,500 tons [20]. - **Downstream - Alumina**: There were both production increases and decreases in the alumina market during the week. Overall, the operating capacity of alumina increased significantly. Some previously overhauled alumina enterprises resumed production after the overhaul, while some enterprises started roasting furnace overhauls due to unstable product quality. As of April 24th, China's alumina production capacity was 107.4 million tons, the operating capacity was 85.4 million tons, and the operating rate was 81.97% (+ 0.23%) [25]. - **Inventory Side**: As of April 24th, 2025, the factory inventory of fixed liquid caustic soda sample enterprises with a capacity of 200,000 tons and above in China was 408,500 tons (wet tons), a month - on - month decrease of 3.02% and a year - on - year decrease of 3.77%. The storage capacity ratio of liquid caustic soda sample enterprises in China was 24.38%, a month - on - month decrease of 1%. The storage capacity ratios in Northwest, Central, Northeast, and Southwest China increased month - on - month, while those in North, East, and South China decreased month - on - month [29]. - **Liquid Chlorine**: From April 18th to April 24th, 2025, the average price of liquid chlorine in Shandong was - 143 yuan/ton, a month - on - month decrease of 25%. At the beginning of the week, the supply was stable, but downstream enterprises carried out plant overhauls due to profit shrinkage, resulting in a significant reduction in demand, poor trading atmosphere, and mostly lower prices. The price of liquid chlorine in Jiangsu also decreased following the trend in Shandong, with the current mainstream price at around - 250 yuan/ton. The downstream operating rate was not high, and purchases were made on demand. The mainstream price in Anhui was - 50 yuan/ton. The domestic PVC market continued to operate weakly [32]. - **Chlor - alkali Cost and Profit**: From April 18th to April 24th, 2025, the average weekly gross profit of chlor - alkali enterprises in Shandong was 347 yuan/ton, a month - on - month increase of 46.41%. During the week, the price of liquid caustic soda in Shandong increased, while the price of liquid chlorine decreased slightly, resulting in an overall increase in chlor - alkali profits [35].

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Views of the Report Copper - Macro: Positive policy signals from domestic important meetings and reduced US tariff negatives have cooled market risk aversion. Attention should be paid to negotiation progress [4]. - Fundamentals: Domestic copper concentrate processing fees remain negative. After the copper price fell from its high, terminal consumption recovered, and social inventories continued to decline. As of April 24, the copper inventory in major regions across the country dropped to 181,700 tons, with eight consecutive weeks of inventory reduction [4]. - Overall Logic: Trump's tariff remarks are volatile, market sentiment has eased, and the copper price has rebounded to fill the gap. Attention should be paid to whether there will be new macro - level positive support, and be vigilant against risks in the overseas market during the May Day holiday [4]. Electrolytic Aluminum - Macro: Similar to copper, positive policy signals from domestic important meetings and reduced US tariff negatives have cooled market risk aversion. Attention should be paid to negotiation progress [6]. - Fundamentals: Domestic electrolytic aluminum operating capacity is at a high level, the start - up of downstream aluminum processing enterprises is stable, social inventories are in a seasonal destocking cycle, and aluminum product exports have declined significantly. Attention should be paid to domestic demand support [6]. - Overall Logic: The negative impact of US tariff increases has gradually been released. There are no major contradictions in the aluminum fundamentals. This week, it may continue to fluctuate and consolidate. Attention should be paid to the pressure at the gap position above, and be vigilant against risks in the overseas market during the May Day holiday [6]. Alumina - Macro: Similar to copper and electrolytic aluminum, positive policy signals from domestic important meetings and reduced US tariff negatives have cooled market risk aversion. Attention should be paid to negotiation progress [8]. - Fundamentals: As of last Thursday, the national alumina operating capacity was 83.62 million tons, a week - on - week increase of 740,000 tons. Due to recent concentrated maintenance and production cuts, the alumina operating capacity has been lower than the theoretical demand for electrolytic aluminum production for several consecutive weeks, and the spot supply of alumina has tightened [8]. - Overall Logic: The spot price of alumina has stopped falling recently, but the medium - term supply - demand fundamentals are still in surplus. A bearish outlook should be maintained in the medium term [8]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Market Review - **Copper Market**: The average price of copper in the Yangtze River Non - Ferrous Market was 78,280 yuan/ton, with a week - on - week increase of 1,880 yuan/ton. The closing prices of various copper futures contracts also showed increases. LME copper prices and inventories also had corresponding changes [15]. - **Aluminum Market**: The average price of aluminum in the Yangtze River Non - Ferrous Market was 20,100 yuan/ton, with a week - on - week increase of 210 yuan/ton. The closing prices of various aluminum futures contracts increased, and LME aluminum inventories increased [15]. - **Alumina Market**: The alumina spot price index was 2,897 yuan/ton, with a week - on - week increase of 19 yuan/ton. The average prices of alumina in different regions also had small increases [15]. - **Weekly News**: In the first quarter, 11,906 large - scale non - ferrous metal industrial enterprises achieved a total profit of 91.77 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 40.7%. The Antamina copper mine in Peru is gradually resuming operations after an accident. The aluminum industry companies generally had good performance in 2024 and the first quarter of 2025. The Shanghai Futures Exchange is soliciting opinions on the futures contracts, option contracts, and business rules of cast aluminum alloy [17]. 3.2 Macro Analysis On April 25, 2025, the Politburo meeting proposed new measures in central government leverage, consumption, infrastructure, real estate, and employment, aiming to promote economic development [19]. 3.3 Copper Market Analysis - **Spot Market**: The processing fee TC continued to decline. The spread between refined and scrap copper, import profit, and other indicators also showed corresponding trends [25]. - **Futures Market**: The net long positions in COMEX copper increased [28]. - **Overseas Market**: The US dollar index rebounded, which had an impact on LME copper prices, spreads, and inventories [32]. - **Inventories**: As of April 24, the social copper inventory in major regions across the country dropped to 181,700 tons, achieving eight consecutive weeks of inventory reduction. The operating rate of major domestic refined copper rod enterprises is expected to rise to 81.81% this week [36]. 3.4 Electrolytic Aluminum Market Analysis - **Domestic Market**: The spot premium of electrolytic aluminum converged. The spreads between different aluminum products and the import profit also showed corresponding changes [42]. - **Foreign Market**: The US dollar index rebounded, affecting LME aluminum prices, spreads, and net positions of different institutions [44]. - **Weekly Inventories**: The social inventory of electrolytic aluminum, aluminum rod, and the inventories in the Shanghai Futures Exchange and LME all showed different trends [46]. - **Downstream Start - up**: As of April 24, the overall start - up rate of the domestic aluminum downstream processing industry increased by 0.1 percentage points to 62.5%. Different sub - industries had different performance, and the start - up rate is expected to decline slightly this week [48]. - **Cost and Profit**: The cost and profit of electrolytic aluminum were affected by the prices of alumina, pre - baked anodes, and power coal [53]. 3.5 Alumina Market Analysis - **Spot Market**: The domestic alumina spot price has stopped falling. The prices of alumina in different regions and related raw materials such as bauxite and caustic soda also showed corresponding trends [56]. - **Futures Market**: The inventory of alumina futures remained at a high level. The basis and the relationship between alumina futures prices and other related futures prices also had corresponding changes [59]. - **Supply and Demand**: On the supply side, the operating capacity of alumina increased. On the demand side, the theoretical operating capacity of the electrolytic aluminum industry increased slightly [62]. - **Cost and Profit**: The cost pressure on alumina enterprises is relatively high. As of April 24, the industry cost was 3,337.48 yuan/ton, and the industry profit was - 445.73 yuan/ton [65].