新能源及有色金属日报：国内隔月价差快速走低，内外价差走势相悖-20250724

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Unilateral: Neutral [4] - Arbitrage: Neutral [4] 2. Core View of the Report - The domestic spot discount has widened, and the spread between months has weakened rapidly, while the LME premium has been strong. The supply side is expected to increase, and the consumption side, although showing some resilience, cannot match the high growth on the supply side. Overseas inventories have a risk of delivery, and domestic social inventories are showing a trend of accumulation, which is expected to continue in the second half of the year. After the emotional disturbance, the pattern of oversupply may dominate the price trend again [3] 3. Summary by Related Catalogs Important Data - Spot: The LME zinc spot premium is -$2.77/ton. The SMM Shanghai zinc spot price rose by 40 yuan/ton to 22,820 yuan/ton, and the premium dropped by 40 yuan/ton to -80 yuan/ton. The SMM Guangdong zinc spot price rose by 80 yuan/ton to 22,830 yuan/ton, with the premium unchanged at -70 yuan/ton. The SMM Tianjin zinc spot price rose by 40 yuan/ton to 22,780 yuan/ton, and the premium dropped by 40 yuan/ton to -120 yuan/ton [1] - Futures: On July 23, 2025, the main SHFE zinc contract opened at 22,850 yuan/ton and closed at 22,975 yuan/ton, up 115 yuan/ton from the previous trading day. The trading volume was 173,574 lots, a decrease of 11,004 lots, and the open interest was 137,891 lots, an increase of 3,831 lots. The intraday price fluctuated between 22,815 - 23,020 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 from the same period last week. As of July 23, 2025, the LME zinc inventory was 115,325 tons, a decrease of 1,275 tons from the previous trading day [2] Market Analysis - Spot Market: The domestic spot discount has widened, and the spread between months has weakened rapidly, while the LME premium has been strong [3] - 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 was expected to increase. Smelters had sufficient raw material reserves and low enthusiasm for purchasing ore [3] - Consumption Side: Although the downstream operating rate showed relative resilience and overall consumption was not bad, it could not match the high growth on the supply side [3] - Inventory Situation: There is an expectation of delivery risk for overseas inventories, and domestic social inventories are showing a trend of accumulation, which is expected to continue in the second half of the year [3] Strategy - Unilateral: Neutral [4] - Arbitrage: Neutral [4]