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Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - Unilateral: Aluminum: Cautiously bullish; Alumina: Cautiously bullish; Aluminum alloy: Cautiously bullish. Arbitrage: Neutral [9] Group 2: Core Viewpoints - The decline in crude oil prices has led to a decrease in the market's panic about recession trading, causing a slight rebound in Shanghai aluminum prices. Overseas supply has suffered substantial production cuts, and overseas inventories are still declining. As the absolute price drops, downstream purchasing enthusiasm increases, and the social inventory inflection point may be approaching. Long - term fundamentals of supply and demand are still optimistic, although there are some concerns about the domestic export market due to short - term transportation disruptions in the Middle East. Downstream processors with hedging needs can buy on dips for hedging, and speculators can participate after the risk sentiment stabilizes [7] - Xinjiang electrolytic aluminum plants bid for 10,000 tons of alumina, with the arrival price ranging from 3060 - 3140 yuan/ton. Guinea will clarify the bauxite export restriction policy in early April. Although it is not clear whether it will cause a shortage of bauxite supply, the policy - oriented price limit is clear, and the cost support has been significantly raised. The alumina supply and demand remain in surplus, and the domestic supply pressure may further increase with the import window open. In the short term, the alumina price fluctuates with the crude oil price, and in the long term, the price center will shift upward due to raw material disturbances [7][8] Group 3: Summary by Related Catalogs Aluminum Spot - On March 23, 2026, the SMM data showed that the price of East China A00 aluminum was 23,440 yuan/ton, a change of - 630 yuan/ton from the previous trading day. The spot premium of East China aluminum was - 150 yuan/ton, a change of 20 yuan/ton from the previous trading day. The price of Central China A00 aluminum was 23,410 yuan/ton, and the spot premium changed by 40 yuan/ton to - 180 yuan/ton. The price of Foshan A00 aluminum was 23,410 yuan/ton, a change of - 650 yuan/ton from the previous trading day, and the aluminum spot premium changed by 5 yuan/ton to - 175 yuan/ton [2] Aluminum Futures - On March 23, 2026, the main contract of Shanghai aluminum opened at 24,100 yuan/ton, closed at 23,555 yuan/ton, a change of - 330 yuan/ton from the previous trading day. The highest price reached 24,180 yuan/ton, and the lowest price was 23,270 yuan/ton. The trading volume for the whole trading day was 585,888 lots, and the position was 266,791 lots [3] Aluminum Inventory - As of March 23, 2026, the SMM statistics showed that the domestic social inventory of electrolytic aluminum ingots was 1.337 million tons, a change of - 0.2 million tons from the previous period. The warrant inventory was 403,360 tons, a change of - 198 tons from the previous trading day. The LME aluminum inventory was 427,675 tons, a change of - 2,000 tons from the previous trading day [3] Alumina Spot Price - On March 23, 2026, the SMM alumina price in Shanxi was 2,770 yuan/ton, in Shandong was 2,730 yuan/ton, in Henan was 2,780 yuan/ton, in Guangxi was 2,755 yuan/ton, in Guizhou was 2,790 yuan/ton, and the FOB price of Australian alumina was 302 US dollars/ton [3] Alumina Futures - On March 23, 2026, the main contract of alumina opened at 3,055 yuan/ton, closed at 3,093 yuan/ton, a change of 88 yuan/ton from the previous trading day's closing price, with a change amplitude of 2.93%. The highest price reached 3,116 yuan/ton, and the lowest price was 3,027 yuan/ton. The trading volume for the whole trading day was 740,278 lots, and the position was 246,810 lots [3] Aluminum Alloy Price - On March 23, 2026, the procurement price of Baotai civil raw aluminum was 17,600 yuan/ton, and the procurement price of mechanical raw aluminum was 18,000 yuan/ton, both with a price change of - 100 yuan/ton compared to the previous day. The Baotai quotation of ADC12 was 23,800 yuan/ton, with a price change of - 100 yuan/ton compared to the previous day [4] Aluminum Alloy Inventory - The social inventory of aluminum alloy was 53,800 tons, and the in - plant inventory was 81,500 tons [5] Aluminum Alloy Cost and Profit - The theoretical total cost was 23,604 yuan/ton, and the theoretical profit was 896 yuan/ton [6]