Report Summary 1. Investment Rating - Unilateral: Neutral [4] - Arbitrage: Neutral [4] 2. Core View - Under the lingering macro - sentiment, the price of SHFE zinc continues to oscillate strongly, but lacks fundamental support. The downstream procurement enthusiasm is low. The supply - side increment expectation remains unchanged, and the consumption side is difficult to match the high growth of the supply side. The overseas inventory has a risk of delivery, and the domestic social inventory shows a trend of accumulation, which is expected to continue in the second half of the year. After the emotional disturbance, the oversupply pattern may dominate the price trend again [3] 3. Key Data Summary Spot - LME zinc spot premium is - $1.72/ton. SMM Shanghai zinc spot price decreased by 40 yuan/ton to 22,780 yuan/ton compared with the previous trading day, and the SMM Shanghai zinc spot premium increased by 25 yuan/ton to - 40 yuan/ton. SMM Guangdong zinc spot price decreased by 70 yuan/ton to 22,750 yuan/ton, and the SMM Guangdong zinc spot premium decreased by 5 yuan/ton to - 70 yuan/ton. SMM Tianjin zinc spot price decreased by 40 yuan/ton to 22,740 yuan/ton, and the SMM Tianjin zinc spot premium increased by 25 yuan/ton to - 80 yuan/ton [1] Futures - On July 22, 2025, the SHFE zinc main contract opened at 22,880 yuan/ton and closed at 22,945 yuan/ton, up 160 yuan/ton from the previous trading day. The trading volume was 184,578 lots, a decrease of 66,827 lots from the previous trading day. The position was 134,060 lots, an increase of 746 lots from the previous trading day. The intraday price fluctuated, with the highest point reaching 22,985 yuan/ton and the lowest point reaching 22,760 yuan/ton [1] Inventory - As of July 21, 2025, the total inventory of SMM seven - region zinc ingots was 92,700 tons, a decrease of 400 tons compared with the same period last week. As of July 22, 2025, the LME zinc inventory was 116,600 tons, a decrease of 1,625 tons from the previous trading day [2] 4. Market Analysis - Cost side: With the zinc ore import window closed, the import volume in June increased by 3.2% year - on - year, the imported ore TC continued to rise, the smelting profit was maintained, and the supply - side increment expectation remained unchanged. The smelters had sufficient raw material reserves and low enthusiasm for ore procurement. - Consumption side: Although the downstream operating rate showed relative resilience and the overall consumption was not bad, it was difficult to match the high growth of the supply side. The overseas inventory had a risk of delivery, and the domestic social inventory showed a trend of accumulation, which was expected to continue in the second half of the year [3]
新能源及有色金属日报：宏观情绪扰动下的波动缺乏基本面支撑-20250723
Hua Tai Qi Huo·2025-07-23 05:31