有色日报：铜增仓上行明显-20260129

Report Summary 1. Investment Rating - The report does not provide an investment rating for the industry. 2. Core Views - Copper: On January 29, 2026, copper prices increased with rising positions, breaking through the upper limit of the trading range since January. The trading volume of SHFE copper reached 700,000 contracts, and the main contract price touched 110,000 yuan. LME copper reached $14,000 per ton, rising over 6,000 yuan per ton during the day. Macroscopically, the US dollar index remained weak, leading to a general increase in precious and non - ferrous metals. Industrially, downstream buyers were hesitant, and the spread between February and March contracts continued to narrow, falling below 400 yuan per ton. In the short term, macro factors drove up copper prices, and the industry followed passively [6]. - Aluminum: Aluminum prices showed a strong and volatile trend, with trading volume and prices moving in the same direction. Macroscopically, the weak US dollar index led to a general increase in non - ferrous metals. Industrially, downstream buyers were hesitant, and the spread between February and March contracts continued to narrow, falling below 100 yuan per ton. Similar to copper, macro factors drove up aluminum prices, and the industry followed passively [7]. - Nickel: Nickel prices increased with rising positions in the morning and decreased with falling positions in the afternoon, showing an overall strong trend. Macroscopically, the weak US dollar was beneficial to non - ferrous metals. Industrially, the LME nickel 0 - 3 spread continued to narrow, and the domestic February - March spread also fell below 400 yuan per ton, reflecting a situation of strong expectations and weak reality. Macro factors drove up nickel prices, and the expected supply contraction supported nickel prices, while the weak industrial reality put pressure on them [8]. 3. Section Summaries 3.1 Industry Dynamics - Copper: On January 29, LME copper prices soared, hitting a record high of $13,965 per ton, with a cumulative increase of nearly 12% this year. Other major base metals also rose, and aluminum prices reached a three - year high. The strong performance of the commodity market at the beginning of the year was due to the weak US dollar, increased demand for physical assets, and geopolitical tensions. The weak US dollar made commodities more attractive to buyers [10]. - Aluminum: According to SMM data on January 29, the weekly ratio of molten aluminum in domestic electrolytic aluminum production was 72.64%, a decrease of 2.25 percentage points from the previous week, and a cumulative decrease of 3 percentage points in January [11]. 3.2 Relevant Charts - Copper: The report includes charts on copper basis, month - to - month spreads, Shanghai electrolytic copper social inventory, global copper exchange inventory (SHFE + LME + COMEX), LME copper cancelled warrant ratio, and SHFE warrant inventory [12][13][15]. - Aluminum: The report includes charts on aluminum basis, month - to - month spreads, domestic social inventory of electrolytic aluminum, overseas exchange inventory of electrolytic aluminum (LME + COMEX), Shanghai - London ratio, and aluminum bar inventory [26][28][30]. - Nickel: The report includes charts on nickel basis, LME inventory, LME nickel price trend, SHFE inventory, and nickel ore port inventory [38][40][42].