沪铅市场周报：联储议息尘埃落定，沪铅需求等待内需-20250919

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - This week, the Shanghai lead futures showed a volatile upward trend, with the main contract 2510 rising by 0.65%. After the Fed's interest - rate cut announcement, the overall trend was volatile and upward [4]. - The market has digested the Fed's 25 - basis - point interest rate cut in September. The expectation of continuous interest rate cuts has cooled, and risk appetite has declined. Some funds have taken profits, weakening the support for lead prices. The preliminary progress in China - US economic and trade negotiations has a positive impact on market sentiment [4]. - On the supply side, some primary lead smelting enterprises in regions like Henan and Inner Mongolia are in the centralized maintenance stage. The raw material market is in a tight - balance state, and the processing fee of lead concentrates continues to decline. The production of primary lead decreases this week. The production of recycled lead is restricted by environmental inspections, low waste battery recycling efficiency, and the off - season of battery scrapping [4]. - On the demand side, the demand for automotive starting batteries is relatively stable. The traditional "Golden September and Silver October" consumption season is warming up, and the demand in emerging energy - storage fields is promising. However, the overall demand has not increased significantly, and downstream enterprises are still mostly in a wait - and - see state [4]. - In terms of inventory, both domestic and foreign lead inventories, as well as the number of warehouse receipts, have decreased, indicating that demand has effectively driven inventory reduction. - Overall, the supply of Shanghai lead decreases slightly, and demand increases slowly. The lead price is expected to consolidate at a high level, and it is recommended to go long on dips. The main contract 2510 is expected to fluctuate upward in the range of 16,800 - 17,300, with a stop - loss range of 16,600 - 17,400 [4]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Week - to - Week Summary - Market Review: The Shanghai lead futures showed a volatile upward trend this week, with the main contract 2510 rising by 0.65% [4]. - Market Outlook: The market has digested the Fed's interest - rate cut. The supply of primary and recycled lead decreases, while the demand in the lead - acid battery field is expected to increase. The overall demand has not increased significantly, and downstream enterprises are still waiting and seeing. The inventory has decreased, and it is recommended to go long on dips [4]. - Operation Suggestion: The main contract 2510 is expected to fluctuate upward in the range of 16,800 - 17,300, with a stop - loss range of 16,600 - 17,400 [4]. 3.2 Futures and Spot Market - Price and Ratio: The domestic futures price of Shanghai lead rose slightly compared with last week, the foreign futures price remained flat, and the ratio increased. As of September 18, 2025, the LME 3 - month lead futures price was $1,938 per ton, the active - contract lead futures price was 17,145 yuan per ton, and the Shanghai - London ratio was 8.71 [6][10]. - Premium and Discount: Both domestic and foreign futures premiums and discounts weakened. As of September 11, 2025, the domestic futures premium and discount was - 120 yuan per ton, and the LME lead premium and discount (0 - 3) was - $44.05 per ton [12][14]. - Inventory: Both domestic and foreign lead inventories and the number of warehouse receipts decreased. As of September 18, 2025, the total lead inventory was 5,960 tons, a decrease of 3,200 tons; the LME lead inventory was 222,675 tons, a decrease of 6,900 tons; the number of Shanghai lead warehouse receipts was 49,375 tons, a decrease of 10,362 tons [28][33]. 3.3 Industry Situation Supply Side - Primary Lead: As of September 11, 2025, the average operating rate of primary lead in major production areas was 81.52%, a decrease of 3.67% from last week; the weekly output was 35,900 tons, a decrease of 1,900 tons from last week [19]. - Recycled Lead: As of September 11, 2025, the domestic production of recycled lead in major production areas was 13,200 tons, a decrease of 200 tons from the previous week; the average capacity utilization rate was 34.85%, a decrease of 0.5% from the previous week. It is expected to recover next week [23][26]. - Trade: In August 2025, the refined lead export volume was 1,795 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 43.62% and a year - on - year increase of 408.31%. The refined lead import volume was 3,417 tons. The lead alloy import volume was 12,784 tons. The lead concentrate import volume was about 122,300 tons, a month - on - month increase of 3.6% and a year - on - year increase of 28.3%. The total lead ingot import volume was 13,450 tons, a month - on - month increase of 6,940 tons (106.70%) and a year - on - year decrease of 9,730 tons (41.98%) [37]. Demand Side - Processing Fee: As of September 11, 2025, the national average processing fee of lead concentrates was 370 yuan per ton, and the average monthly processing fee of imported lead concentrates (Pb60) was - $90 per thousand tons [41]. - Automobile Sales: In August 2025, the total automobile sales were 2.857 million, a month - on - month increase of 10.18% and a year - on - year increase of 16.4%. The sales of passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and new - energy vehicles all increased. The new - energy vehicle sales accounted for 48.8% of the total new - car sales in August and 45.5% from January to August [46]. - Battery Price: As of September 18, 2025, the average price of 48V/20AH waste lead - acid batteries in Zhejiang was 394 yuan per set, and the price of lead - antimony alloy (for batteries, containing 2 - 4% antimony) in Shanghai was 20,150 yuan per ton [49].