新能源及有色金属日报：下游仍以刚需为主，铅价继续震荡-20250731

Report Industry Investment Rating - The investment rating for the lead industry is neutral [3] Core View of the Report - The lead market currently has a situation where regional supply is relatively tight due to maintenance in some areas of primary lead production, but overall terminal demand has not shown significant improvement, and the reminder of peak - season demand is not obvious. However, under the overall positive macro - sentiment, lead prices in the non - ferrous metals sector may not experience a larger decline and are expected to maintain a volatile pattern, with the price range estimated to be between 16,400 yuan/ton and 17,050 yuan/ton [3] Summary by Related Content Market News and Key Data - Spot Market: On July 30, 2025, the LME lead spot premium was - 31.80 dollars/ton. The SMM1 lead ingot spot price decreased by 25 yuan/ton to 16750 yuan/ton compared with the previous trading day. The lead spot premiums and prices in different regions also changed. The lead scrap price difference remained unchanged at 0 yuan/ton [1] - Futures Market: On July 30, 2025, the main contract of Shanghai lead opened at 16870 yuan/ton, closed at 16890 yuan/ton, down 10 yuan/ton from the previous trading day. The trading volume was 37318 lots, down 10660 lots from the previous day, and the holding volume was 66741 lots, up 2207 lots from the previous day. During the night session, the closing price was basically flat compared with the afternoon closing price [1] Supply and Demand and Inventory - Supply and Demand: The lead price fluctuated weakly, and downstream procurement was mainly for rigid needs. The transaction in the spot market remained relatively light. In different regions, the quotation premiums of lead suppliers varied, and some smelters had difficulties in high - premium transactions or stopped quoting due to inventory exhaustion [2] - Inventory: On July 30, 2025, the total SMM lead ingot inventory was 72,000 tons, an increase of 300 tons compared with the same period last week. As of July 30, the LME lead inventory was 276,375 tons, an increase of 6025 tons compared with the previous trading day [2] Strategy - Price Strategy: The lead price is expected to maintain a volatile pattern, with the price range estimated to be between 16,400 yuan/ton and 17,050 yuan/ton [3] - Option Strategy: Sell a wide - straddle option strategy [3]