有色金属周报：金融属性定价权重加速抬升，看好工业金属上涨-20251229

Investment Rating - The industry investment rating is "Outperform the Market" (maintained) [1][51]. Core Views - Precious Metals - Gold: The expectation of monetary easing continues, leading to a sustained increase in gold prices. As of December 26, the COMEX gold futures contract reached $4,562 per ounce, a 4.4% increase month-on-month. The SPDR Gold ETF saw a 1.8% increase to 1,071 tons. The U.S. unemployment rate in November was 4.6%, exceeding the expected 4.5%. The U.S. November unadjusted CPI rose 2.7% year-on-year, below the expected 3.1%, while the unadjusted core CPI rose 2.6%, below the expected 3%. These economic data points enhance expectations for monetary easing, which may drive gold prices higher in the long term due to ongoing U.S. debt issues and weakening dollar credit [3][4][6]. - Industrial Metals: The financial attribute pricing weight is accelerating, and there is optimism for an upward trend in industrial metal prices [4]. Summary by Sections 1. Non-Ferrous Metal Index Trends - As of December 26, 2025, the non-ferrous metal index (000819.SH) closed at 9,309.86 points, a 6.3% increase month-on-month. The precious metal index (801053.SI) closed at 24,539.60 points, up 4.1%. The industrial metal index (801055.SI) closed at 3,433.59 points, up 7.1%. The energy metal index (399366.SZ) closed at 2,752.26 points, up 6.0%. During the same period, the CSI 300 index rose 1.95% [9]. 2. Precious Metals 2.1 Gold - The report highlights the ongoing monetary easing expectations and the resulting upward trend in gold prices, with specific data on price movements and ETF holdings [3][4]. 3. Industrial Metals 3.1 Copper - As of December 26, SHFE copper futures rose 5.95% to 98,720 yuan per ton. Domestic copper social inventory reached 193,600 tons, an increase of 27,800 tons month-on-month. LME copper inventory stood at 157,000 tons. The report indicates that the price elasticity of copper is accelerating due to the increased financial attribute pricing weight and tightening expectations in the fundamental outlook [5][6]. 3.2 Aluminum - As of December 26, SHFE aluminum futures rose 1.0% to 22,405 yuan per ton. Domestic aluminum social inventory reached 617,000 tons, an increase of 39,000 tons month-on-month. The report notes that the macroeconomic environment is supportive of aluminum prices, which are expected to maintain a high-level oscillation [5][6]. 3.3 Tin - As of December 26, SHFE tin futures fell 1.3% to 338,600 yuan per ton. Domestic social inventory increased by 186 tons to 9,378 tons. The report mentions supply concerns due to geopolitical issues affecting the Congo and regulatory tightening in Indonesia, leading to a tightening trend in the tin market [5][6]. 4. Investment Recommendations - The report recommends focusing on the gold, copper, and aluminum sectors. For gold, the ongoing macroeconomic uncertainties enhance its safe-haven attributes. For copper, domestic demand is gradually recovering, and there is a long-term demand space opening up globally. For aluminum, the supply-demand dynamics are expected to accelerate, leading to potential price increases [6][48].