Report Industry Investment Ratings - Copper: ★★★, indicating a clearer long - trend and a relatively appropriate investment opportunity [1] - Aluminum: ☆☆☆, suggesting a short - term balance between long and short trends with poor operability, advising to wait and see [1] - Alumina: ☆☆☆, suggesting a short - term balance between long and short trends with poor operability, advising to wait and see [1] - Cast Aluminum Alloy: ☆☆☆, suggesting a short - term balance between long and short trends with poor operability, advising to wait and see [1] - Zinc: ★☆☆, indicating a bearish bias with a downward - driving trend but poor operability on the trading floor [1] - Nickel and Stainless Steel: ★★★, indicating a clearer long - trend and a relatively appropriate investment opportunity [1] - Tin: ☆☆☆, suggesting a short - term balance between long and short trends with poor operability, advising to wait and see [1] - Lithium Carbonate: ☆☆☆, suggesting a short - term balance between long and short trends with poor operability, advising to wait and see [1] - Industrial Silicon: ☆☆☆, suggesting a short - term balance between long and short trends with poor operability, advising to wait and see [1] - Polysilicon: ☆☆☆, suggesting a short - term balance between long and short trends with poor operability, advising to wait and see [1] Core Views - The market is affected by various factors such as the Fed's interest - rate decisions, geopolitical situations, and supply - demand relationships. Different metals have different price trends and investment opportunities [2][3][4] Summary by Metal Copper - On Tuesday, the Shanghai copper contract's position shifted to the 2605 contract at the end of the session, and the price turned down. After the contract change, the domestic spot copper was reported at 100,220 yuan, with discounts in Shanghai and Guangdong. Technically, attention should be paid to the performance in the dense moving - average area. The Fed is likely to "stand pat" this week, and the core of the market is the war situation. The decline in copper prices is supported by spot buying interest, but the uncertain war situation and high visible inventory may lead Shanghai copper to seek support at 98,000 yuan or even lower. The intensity of the shift of market speculation sentiment to risk - aversion is worthy of attention [2] Aluminum and Alumina - Shanghai aluminum fluctuated, and the spot discounts in East China, Central China, and South China widened. The total social inventory of domestic aluminum ingots and aluminum rods reached 1.72 million tons, the highest in recent years. However, production cuts in Qatar and Bahrain under the background of low overseas inventory intensified supply concerns. Aluminum prices fluctuated sharply at historical highs, and the previous high level was a resistance. The cast - aluminum - alloy market was mediocre, and the price continued to fluctuate with aluminum prices. The domestic alumina operating capacity stabilized at around 94 million tons after a decline, and the oversupply situation improved. The index in various regions rose by 10 - 20 yuan today. The short - term market is affected by the expected mineral - restriction policy in Guinea [3] Zinc - Domestic zinc ingots need to reduce prices to destock before price stabilization can be seen. The zinc - concentrate inventory of smelters has rebounded, and the domestic - mine TC has rebounded first. Concerns about the marginal tightening of macro - liquidity have put pressure on zinc prices. The de - stocking rhythm in the peak season should be continuously tracked. Shanghai zinc has fallen below the 24,000 - yuan integer mark, and there is still room for further decline. The annual oversupply expectation remains unchanged, and the general direction is to short on rebounds [4] Nickel and Stainless Steel - Shanghai nickel fluctuated in a narrow range, and the market trading was active. The market is worried about the Fed's liquidity control, and the strong US dollar has put overall pressure on the market. The spot price of Jinchuan nickel has declined, and the price of high - nickel pig iron with a grade of 10 - 12% has increased by 3 yuan per point, reaching 1,095 yuan per point. The rebound in upstream prices has continued to drive up the mid - stream prices and provided cost support. In the short term, it is still dominated by policy sentiment. The pure - nickel inventory has increased by 3,000 tons to 87,500 tons, and the stainless - steel inventory has decreased by 20,000 tons to 998,000 tons. Attention should be paid to further changes in Indonesian policies, and the overall trend is a weak shock [7] Tin - Shanghai tin closed down with a reduction in positions, and the short - term price was under pressure at the MA60 moving average. The market is highly concerned about the risk of the Middle - East situation. The overnight rebound of the US stock market and the NVIDIA annual conference's promotion of the computing - power demand outlook have temporarily eased the decline of tin prices. On the supply side, it is expected to maintain a stable supply trend, and Steel Union expects the domestic refined - tin output to be in the normal production schedule in March. It is expected that the tin price may fluctuate towards 350,000 yuan [8] Lithium Carbonate - Lithium carbonate rebounded in a volatile manner, and the market trading was active. The downstream production situation was good, and the lithium - iron - phosphate enterprises were still relatively active in production. The total market inventory decreased by 400 tons to 99,000 tons, the smelter inventory decreased by 1,200 tons to 16,300 tons, the downstream inventory increased by 200 tons to 44,000 tons, and the trader inventory decreased by 1,000 tons to 37,000 tons. The overall destocking speed has slowed down, and the change in the inventory structure is worthy of attention. The decline in smelter inventory has slowed down, and the confidence of traders in hoarding goods has wavered, and they have started to sell to the downstream. In terms of production, the lithium - carbonate production has returned to a high level at the beginning of March, and the weekly production has reached a new high. The lithium - carbonate futures price fluctuates, and the fundamentals are stronger than the expected end. It is advisable to consider going long on the near - month spread [9] Industrial Silicon - The industrial - silicon futures closed down in a volatile manner. On the supply side, the weekly supply increased slightly. The output in the Southwest region was low, the resumption of production of leading enterprises in Xinjiang accelerated, and the operation in the Northwest production area was stable. On the demand side, the operation rate of organic silicon increased slightly, but downstream procurement was cautious, and the price support was limited. The polysilicon market was weak, the operation rate of small and medium - sized manufacturers declined, and the willingness to stock up on raw materials was insufficient. Affected by the energy conflict before, the cost expectation has increased. Currently, the market has returned to fundamental trading, and it is expected that the industrial - silicon price will be mainly in a weak shock [10] Polysilicon - The polysilicon price continued to run weakly. According to SMM data, the average price of N - type dense material was 43,000 yuan per ton, a decrease of 500 yuan per ton compared with the previous day, and the market bearish sentiment was strong. The resumption of production in the industry in March was slow, and the resumption of some small and medium - sized manufacturers was postponed due to the market situation. As the "rush - for - export" window period approaches, the support of downstream battery - sheet orders has weakened, the price has fallen under pressure, the silicon - wafer segment has also weakened, and the market's willingness to bottom - fish and stock up on polysilicon is weak. SMM statistics show that the polysilicon enterprise inventory has reached 357,000 tons, an increase of 9,000 tons week - on - week, at a stage high. It is comprehensively judged that the polysilicon futures are likely to maintain a weak trend in the short term [11]