贵金属日报：普京强调俄美会晤更偏推迟而非取消-20251024

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating - Gold: Cautiously bullish [8] - Silver: Cautiously bullish [8] - Arbitrage: Go long on the gold-silver ratio on dips [9] - Options: Hold off [9] 2. Core Viewpoints - The medium- to long-term logic for being bullish on precious metals remains unchanged, although the current market risk aversion sentiment is weakening, which may slightly reduce the demand for gold investment. It is expected that the gold price will mainly show a volatile and slightly stronger pattern in the near term, and the silver price is also expected to maintain a volatile and slightly stronger pattern [8]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs Market Analysis - Geopolitical aspect: Russian President Putin stated that the US President's decision was more of a postponement rather than a cancellation of the meeting. Russia always advocates dialogue [1]. - Tariff aspect: South Korea and the US are discussing a plan for South Korea to invest $200 billion in the US in phases over the next eight years to reach a tariff negotiation agreement. In the overall $350 billion plan, South Korea will provide $150 billion through credit guarantees and directly invest the remaining $200 billion [1]. Futures Quotes and Volumes - On October 23, 2025, the Shanghai Gold main contract opened at 927.66 yuan/gram and closed at 942.28 yuan/gram, a change of -1.08% from the previous trading day's close. The trading volume was 41,087 lots, and the open interest was 129,725 lots. The night session closed at 948.64 yuan/gram, up 0.67% from the afternoon close [2]. - On the same day, the Shanghai Silver main contract opened at 11,255.00 yuan/kg and closed at 11,467.00 yuan/kg, a change of 0.55% from the previous trading day's close. The trading volume was 977,615 lots, and the open interest was 377,229 lots. The night session closed at 11,517 yuan/kg, up 0.44% from the afternoon close [2]. US Treasury Yield and Spread Monitoring - On October 23, 2025, the US 10-year Treasury yield closed at 4.00%, down 0.19 BP from the previous trading day. The 10-year and 2-year spread was 0.51%, down 0.19 BP from the previous trading day [3]. Position and Volume Changes of Gold and Silver on the Shanghai Futures Exchange - On the Au2508 contract, the long position changed by -313 lots, and the short position changed by -119 lots compared to the previous day. The total trading volume of the Shanghai Gold contract was 755,210 lots, a change of -26.20% from the previous trading day [4]. - On the Ag2508 contract, the long position changed by 2 lots, and the short position changed by -2 lots. The total trading volume of the silver contract was 1,562,642 lots, a change of -40.62% from the previous trading day [4]. Precious Metal ETF Position Tracking - The gold ETF position was 1,052.37 tons, unchanged from the previous trading day. The silver ETF position was 15,469 tons, a decrease of 129 tons from the previous trading day [5]. Precious Metal Arbitrage Tracking - On October 23, 2025, the domestic gold premium was 9.64 yuan/gram, and the domestic silver premium was -943.76 yuan/kg. The price ratio of the main gold and silver contracts on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was about 82.17, a change of -1.62% from the previous trading day. The overseas gold-silver ratio was 85.46, a change of -0.15% from the previous trading day [6]. Fundamentals - On October 23, 2025, the trading volume of gold on the Shanghai Gold Exchange T+d market was 63,090 kg, a change of -36.31% from the previous trading day. The trading volume of silver was 985,702 kg, a change of -58.01% from the previous trading day. The gold delivery volume was 6,592 kg, and the silver delivery volume was 2,700 kg [7]. Strategies - Gold: It is expected that the Au2512 contract will oscillate in the range of 930 yuan/gram - 960 yuan/gram [8]. - Silver: It is expected that the Ag2512 contract will oscillate in the range of 11,000 yuan/kg - 11,800 yuan/kg [8]. - Arbitrage: Go long on the gold-silver ratio on dips [9] - Options: Hold off [9]