Report Summary 1. Investment Rating - Unilateral: Neutral [5] - Arbitrage: Neutral [5] 2. Core View - Despite entering the consumption off - season, actual consumption is strong, social inventory shows no accumulation trend, and the overall situation is positive. Domestic mine supply is weak but supplemented by imported mines. The decline of imported mines continues, and it's hard for import TC to rise. Comprehensive smelting faces losses, so zinc ingot supply pressure is not obvious. Long - term consumption is promising, inventory pressure is low, and zinc price is undervalued with limited downward adjustment space [4]. 3. Summary by Category Spot Market - LME zinc spot premium is -$32.62/ton. SMM Shanghai zinc spot price is 24,680 yuan/ton, with a change of 60 yuan/ton from the previous trading day and a premium of 35 yuan/ton. SMM Guangdong zinc spot price is 24,750 yuan/ton, with a change of 100 yuan/ton and a premium of 25 yuan/ton. Tianjin zinc spot price is 24,620 yuan/ton, with a change of 60 yuan/ton and a premium of -25 yuan/ton [1] Futures Market - On January 26, 2026, the main SHFE zinc contract opened at 24,715 yuan/ton, closed at 24,725 yuan/ton, up 160 yuan/ton from the previous trading day. The trading volume was 207,921 lots, and the position was 121,627 lots. The highest price was 24,880 yuan/ton, and the lowest was 24,635 yuan/ton [2] Inventory - As of January 26, 2026, the total inventory of SMM seven - region zinc ingots was 116,800 tons, a change of -2,000 tons from the previous period. LME zinc inventory was 111,325 tons, a change of -175 tons from the previous trading day [3]