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华宝期货晨报铝锭-20250523
Hua Bao Qi Huo·2025-05-23 02:48

Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. Report's Core View - The price of finished products is expected to fluctuate and consolidate, and attention should be paid to macro - policies and downstream demand [2][3] - The price of aluminum ingots is expected to be strongly volatile in the short - term, and attention should be paid to macro - sentiment and downstream start - up [4] Summary According to Related Catalogs Finished Products - The production of short - process construction steel enterprises in Yunnan and Guizhou regions will be affected by 741,000 tons during the Spring Festival shutdown, and 6 short - process steel mills in Anhui will also have production affected [2][3] - From December 30, 2024, to January 5, 2025, the transaction area of newly - built commercial housing in 10 key cities decreased by 40.3% month - on - month and increased by 43.2% year - on - year [3] - Finished products continued to decline yesterday, reaching a new low recently. In the pattern of weak supply and demand, the market sentiment is pessimistic, and the price center of gravity continues to move down. This year's winter storage is sluggish, and the price support is weak [3] Aluminum Ingots - Yesterday, the aluminum price fluctuated strongly. The US House of Representatives passed Trump's tax and spending cuts bill, and the number of initial jobless claims in the US last week decreased, which boosted the dollar [2] - As of Thursday this week, the national alumina operating capacity increased, and the weekly start - up rate rose by 0.99 percentage points to 78.01% [3] - The impact of the Guinea event on the supply of bauxite needs to be evaluated, which may support the price of bauxite and the cost of alumina in the short - term [2][3][4] - As of May 22, the inventory of electrolytic aluminum ingots in domestic main consumption areas decreased by 28,000 tons compared with Monday and 24,000 tons compared with last Thursday. There is an expectation of continued de - stocking next week, and the next two weeks are a critical stage [3]