新能源及有色金属日报：下游备货积极性较差，铅价震荡偏弱-20250725

Report Industry Investment Rating - The investment rating for the lead industry is neutral [3] Core View of the Report - The downstream备货 enthusiasm for lead is poor, and the lead price is oscillating weakly. The market for mainstream lead sources has relatively active inquiries, but the secondary lead market remains sluggish. The peak - season demand is not significantly evident, so the lead price is expected to maintain an oscillatory pattern. It is recommended to adopt a high - selling and low - buying strategy between 16,300 yuan/ton and 17,000 yuan/ton, and a short strangle option strategy [1][3] Summary According to Related Catalogs Market News and Important Data Spot Market - On July 24, 2025, the LME lead spot premium was - 25.21 dollars/ton. The SMM1 lead ingot spot price decreased by 25 yuan/ton to 16,700 yuan/ton compared to the previous trading day. The SMM Shanghai lead spot premium remained unchanged at - 40.00 yuan/ton, the SMM Guangdong lead spot price remained unchanged at 16,775 yuan/ton, the SMM Henan lead spot price decreased by 25 yuan/ton to 16,700 yuan/ton, and the SMM Tianjin lead spot premium decreased by 25 yuan/ton to 16,725 yuan/ton. The lead refined - scrap price difference remained unchanged at 25 yuan/ton, and the prices of waste electric vehicle batteries, waste white shells, and waste black shells remained unchanged at 10,225 yuan/ton, 10,150 yuan/ton, and 10,500 yuan/ton respectively [1] Futures Market - On July 24, 2025, the main contract of Shanghai lead opened at 16,910 yuan/ton and closed at 16,890 yuan/ton, up 40 yuan/ton from the previous trading day. The trading volume was 46,419 lots, a decrease of 23,791 lots from the previous trading day, and the position was 69,992 lots, an increase of 7,720 lots. During the day, the price oscillated, with a high of 16,945 yuan/ton and a low of 16,840 yuan/ton. In the night session, the main contract of Shanghai lead opened at 16,890 yuan/ton and closed at 16,865 yuan/ton, a 0.15% decrease from the afternoon session [1] Supply and Demand Situation - According to SMM, the SMM1 lead price dropped 25 yuan/ton from the previous trading day. In the Henan region, sellers offered at the SMM1 lead average price or at a discount of 100 yuan/ton to the SHFE lead 2509 contract. In the Hunan region, some smelters had low inventories, mainly fulfilled long - term contracts, and suspended spot sales or raised the premium to 100 - 150 yuan/ton above the SMM1 lead price, with actual transactions at a premium of 50 - 100 yuan/ton. In the Jiangxi region, sellers offered at a premium of 50 - 150 yuan/ton above the SMM1 lead price. In the Yunnan region, sellers offered at a discount of 240 - 170 yuan/ton to the SMM1 lead price. Due to the weak lead price, downstream buyers were cautious and hesitant, and as the end of the month approached, smelters' inventories decreased, and their enthusiasm for sales also declined, resulting in a dull market [2] Inventory Situation - On July 24, 2025, the total SMM lead ingot inventory was 71,000 tons, an increase of 100 tons from the previous week. As of July 24, the LME lead inventory was 269,325 tons, an increase of 6,175 tons from the previous trading day [2] Strategy - The recommended trading strategy is to buy low and sell high between 16,300 yuan/ton and 17,000 yuan/ton, and the option strategy is to sell a wide strangle [3]