锌价维持震荡格局

Report Industry Investment Rating - Unilateral: Neutral. Arbitrage: Inter - period positive spread [5] Core View - Zinc prices maintain a volatile pattern. The current strong consumption supports zinc prices to oscillate at a high level, but consumption may face a test in June, and attention should be paid to inventory changes [1][4] Summary by Relevant Catalogs Important Data - Spot: LME zinc spot premium is -$20.21/ton. SMM Shanghai zinc spot price rose by 100 yuan/ton to 22,830 yuan/ton, and its premium decreased by 30 yuan/ton to 415 yuan/ton. SMM Guangdong zinc spot price rose by 170 yuan/ton to 22,860 yuan/ton, and its premium increased by 40 yuan/ton to 445 yuan/ton. SMM Tianjin zinc spot price rose by 110 yuan/ton to 22,840 yuan/ton, and its premium decreased by 20 yuan/ton to 425 yuan/ton [2] - Futures: On May 28, 2025, the main SHFE zinc contract opened at 22,380 yuan/ton and closed at 22,210 yuan/ton, down 200 yuan/ton from the previous trading day. Trading volume was 162,225 lots, a decrease of 180,952 lots from the previous day, and positions were 123,007 lots, an increase of 1,439 lots. The intraday price fluctuated between 22,200 - 22,485 yuan/ton [2] - Inventory: As of May 26, 2025, the total inventory of SMM seven - region zinc ingots was 78,800 tons, a decrease of 5,000 tons from the previous week. As of May 28, 2025, LME zinc inventory was 143,450 tons, a decrease of 7,700 tons from the previous trading day [3] Market Analysis - In the spot market, traders continued to hold up prices, and the spot premium remained relatively stable, but downstream procurement sentiment was poor. A zinc smelter in South China extended its maintenance, causing zinc prices to fluctuate and rise, but the rise lacked sustained momentum. Overseas mine output in Q1 was lower than expected, but domestic smelters had sufficient raw material inventories. TC is expected to rise in June, and smelting still has profits, so the supply pressure remains. The current strong consumption supports high - level volatility of zinc prices, but consumption may weaken month - on - month after June [4]