有色金属日报-20250918

Report Industry Investment Ratings - Copper: No clear rating provided [1] - Aluminum: ★☆☆ (One star, indicating a bullish bias but limited trading opportunities) [1] - Alumina: No clear rating provided [1] - Cast Aluminum Alloy: No clear rating provided [1] - Zinc: No clear rating provided [3] - Lead and Stainless Steel: No clear rating provided [1] - Tin: No clear rating provided [1] - Lithium Carbonate: No clear rating provided [1] - Industrial Silicon: No clear rating provided [9] - Polysilicon: No clear rating provided [10] Core Viewpoints - The Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points, and the market sentiment has changed. Different metals have different price trends and trading strategies based on their fundamentals [1][3] - The supply and demand fundamentals of various metals are different, which affect their price trends and investment opportunities [2][5] Summary by Metal Copper - Thursday saw a reduction in positions in Shanghai copper, approaching the support of medium - and long - term moving averages. After the Fed's interest rate cut, the previous bullish sentiment cooled. The spot copper price was 80,600 yuan, and the Shanghai copper premium shrank to 60 yuan. The social inventory decreased by 5,300 tons to 148,900 tons this week. The copper price may fall back to the previous support range of 79,000 - 79,500 yuan. It is recommended to wait and see [1] Aluminum & Alumina & Aluminum Alloy - Shanghai aluminum declined today, and the spot discounts in various regions slightly narrowed. The downstream开工 continued to seasonally recover, but the social inventory of aluminum ingots has not yet shown an inflection point, increasing slightly by 100 tons compared to Monday. The industry drive is currently weak, and Shanghai aluminum faces resistance at the March high. Cast aluminum alloy followed the decline of Shanghai aluminum, with the Baotai spot price dropping by 100 yuan to 20,400 yuan. The supply of scrap aluminum is tight, and the expected adjustment of the tax policy increases enterprise costs, so it may show stronger resilience compared to Shanghai aluminum. The operating capacity of alumina exceeded 97 million tons, hitting a new high, and the industry inventory continued to rise, with warehouse receipts exceeding 150,000 tons. The supply surplus is obvious, and the spot index in various regions continued to be adjusted down by 5 - 10 yuan. There is an expectation of mine复产 in Guinea, and the strike has not affected production for the time being. The cash cost of production capacity in Shanxi and Henan still has a profit, and the support for alumina is temporarily seen around the June low of 2,830 yuan [2] Zinc - After the Fed's expected 25 - basis - point interest rate cut, zinc returned to fundamental trading. Under the pressure of inventory accumulation, Shanghai zinc increased positions and declined, testing the 22,000 - yuan integer mark again. The de - stocking pace of LME zinc slowed down, and the total inventory was still less than 50,000 tons. The weak domestic and strong overseas fundamentals led to an extreme price difference between the domestic and foreign markets. After the zinc ingot export window was approaching to open, the price difference began to converge. The increase in global mine supply continued to be realized, and the overall supply of zinc ingots was sufficient. The general direction of short - selling on rallies remained unchanged. Given the differentiation of domestic and foreign fundamentals, it is necessary to focus on the change in LME zinc inventory. If there is obvious warehousing action in the overseas market, Shanghai zinc is expected to break below the 22,000 - yuan level; if the LME zinc inventory remains at a low level, Shanghai zinc is expected to consolidate around 22,000 yuan/ton [3] Lead - Due to the low operating rate of secondary lead smelters and the maintenance of primary lead smelters in the early stage, and the maintenance plan of medium - and large - scale smelters in late September, coupled with the downstream's stockpiling for the National Day holiday, the supply of lead ingots tightened. The SMM social inventory of lead decreased to 67,600 tons. The fundamentals of lead improved in the short term. Shanghai lead continued its independent trend during the day, with bulls increasing positions, and there is still some upside potential for Shanghai lead. However, after the lead price rebounded, the SMM 1 lead had a discount of 145 yuan/ton to the near - month contract, the profit of secondary lead was restored, the price difference between refined and scrap lead widened to 100 yuan/ton, the expectation of secondary lead smelters resuming production strengthened, and the primary lead smelters that had undergone maintenance earlier gradually resumed production. The resistance for the lead price rebound is seen at 17,300 yuan/ton [5] Nickel and Stainless Steel - After the interest rate cut, in the spot market, the premium of Jinchuan nickel was 2,300 yuan, the premium of imported nickel was 300 yuan, and the premium of electrowon nickel was 50 yuan. The price of high - nickel ferro - nickel was 956 yuan per nickel point. Recently, the upstream price support rebounded slightly and was further hyped up due to the political situation, pushing up the price level of the nickel industry chain. The pure nickel inventory increased by 1,000 tons to 41,000 tons, the nickel - iron inventory decreased by 4,000 tons to 29,200 tons, and the stainless - steel inventory decreased by 16,000 tons to 919,000 tons. Shanghai nickel returned to the downward trend [6] Tin - Shanghai tin closed in the negative territory near the MA60 moving average, and the spot tin price was adjusted down to 270,200 yuan. Attention should be paid to the performance of the overseas market at $34,000. The spot discount of LME 0 - 3 months has widened to $167. Wait for the specific import and export data of tin. If Shanghai tin effectively breaks below the 60 - day moving average, it means weak consumption. It is recommended to wait and see [7] Lithium Carbonate - The lithium price fluctuated weakly, and the market trading was dull. The total market inventory decreased by 1,000 tons to 138,500 tons, the smelter inventory decreased by 3,200 tons to 36,000 tons, and the downstream inventory increased by 3,000 tons to 58,000 tons. After the rapid price decline, the downstream took the opportunity to purchase. The inventory of traders decreased by 1,000 tons to 44,000 tons. The middle - stream sector became cautious, and the transfer of cargo rights was mainly due to the upstream selling to the downstream. The latest quotation of Australian ore was $810, and the ore - end quotation rebounded slightly, matching the lithium - price fluctuations. The low - level support of the lithium - carbonate futures price emerged, but the selling actions in the industry chain were basically completed. After the interest rate cut, the overall trend was weak [8] Industrial Silicon - The futures price of industrial silicon rose and then fell, closing below 9,000 yuan/ton. Recently, there has been an expectation of eliminating backward furnace types. From the weekly operating situation, the production reduction of downstream silicone and polysilicon was limited. The monthly surplus risk mainly came from the increase in the operating rate in the Xinjiang production area and the maintenance of the existing operating level in the Sichuan and Yunnan production areas. In general, the room for fundamental improvement was limited, and it was difficult to form a strong upward - driving force. More positive factors were needed to effectively break through the 9,000 - yuan/ton mark [9] Polysilicon - The polysilicon futures fluctuated and closed at 53,200 yuan/ton. The energy - consumption limit standard has entered the solicitation stage. The price of spot M - type re - feeding material increased slightly, with the current quotation range of 50,000 - 55,000 yuan/ton. The production schedule of the polysilicon industry in September decreased slightly compared with last month, and the inventory continued to rise. The resistance above the futures price has not been broken through, and it is expected to maintain a fluctuating trend, waiting for further policy guidance [10]