Report Industry Investment Rating - Zinc investment rating: Range-bound [1] Core Viewpoints - The zinc market shows a range-bound trend, and the trend strength is neutral with a value of 0 [1][3] Summary by Relevant Catalogs Fundamental Tracking - **Price and Volume**: The closing price of Shanghai Zinc main contract was 22,000 yuan/ton, up 0.14%; the closing price of LME Zinc 3M electronic disk was 2,993.5 dollars/ton, up 0.59%. The trading volume of Shanghai Zinc main contract was 102,274 lots, down 6,247; the trading volume of LME Zinc was 11,953 lots, up 3,344. The open interest of Shanghai Zinc main contract was 132,692 lots, up 2,250; the open interest of LME Zinc was 221,589 lots, down 2,424 [1] - **Premium and Discount**: Shanghai 0 zinc premium was -55 yuan/ton, down 5; LME CASH - 3M premium was 299.34 dollars/ton, up 69.05. Guangdong 0 zinc premium was -90 yuan/ton, up 5; the import bill of lading premium was 135 dollars/ton, unchanged. Tianjin 0 zinc premium was -55 yuan/ton, down 5; the spot import profit and loss of zinc ingots was -5,420.07 yuan/ton, down 670.14 [1] - **Inventory**: Shanghai Zinc futures inventory was 65,209 tons, down 1,059; LME zinc inventory was 35,300 tons, down 1,975. The LME zinc cancelled warrants were 10,875 tons, down 1,975; the LME off - warrant (T + 3) was 11,606 tons, up 1,370 [1] - **Related Products**: The price of 1.0mm hot - dipped galvanized coil was 4,183 yuan/ton, unchanged. The price of Shanghai Zamak - 5 zinc alloy was 23,075 yuan/ton, down 40; the price of Shanghai Zamak - 3 zinc alloy was 22,525 yuan/ton, down 40. The price of zinc oxide ≥99.7% was 21,000 yuan/ton, down 100 [1] News - **Financial Market**: PrimaLend Capital Partners filed for bankruptcy after months of negotiations with creditors and failure to pay interest on time, which is a new sign of stress in the low - income consumer sector of the US economy. JPMorgan Chase CEO warned that there may be more problems in the credit field [2] - **Gold Market**: The price of gold suffered the largest single - day plunge since 2013 on Tuesday. The spot gold fell about 2.2% on Wednesday night Beijing time, and the decline narrowed in the New York尾盘, while gold futures turned slightly higher. The holdings of physical - supported gold ETFs reached a three - year high, and the market dominated by ETF funds is often volatile [2][3] Trend Intensity - The trend intensity of zinc is 0, indicating a neutral trend [3]

Report Overview - Report Date: October 23, 2025 - Report Title: Guotai Junan Futures Commodity Research Morning Report - Precious Metals and Base Metals 1. Report Industry Investment Ratings - Not provided in the given content 2. Core Views - **Gold**: The Russia-Ukraine crisis has eased [2][4] - **Silver**: Spot contradictions have eased, with prices rising and then falling [2][5] - **Copper**: Reduced inventory supports prices [2][9] - **Zinc**: Ranging within a certain interval [2][12] - **Lead**: Reduced inventory supports prices [2][16] - **Tin**: Attention should be paid to macro - impacts [2][18] - **Aluminum**: The trend is oscillating and slightly bullish; Alumina is grinding at the bottom; Cast aluminum alloy follows electrolytic aluminum [2][21] - **Nickel**: In the short - term, there is a narrow - range oscillation, and contradictions are still accumulating [2][23] - **Stainless Steel**: It is difficult to find an upward driving force in supply and demand, and costs limit the downside space [2][23] 3. Summary by Commodity Gold and Silver - **Gold**: The closing prices of domestic and international gold - related contracts generally declined. For example, the daily decline of Shanghai Gold 2512 was 4.17%, and the decline of Comex Gold 2512 was 0.53%. ETF holdings decreased, and inventory increased slightly. There were multiple macro - news such as Trump canceling the meeting with Putin and the Fed's plan to relax bank capital requirements [5] - **Silver**: The daily decline of Shanghai Silver 2512 was 3.42%, and the night - session showed a slight increase. Inventory decreased significantly. Spot contradictions eased, and prices showed a pattern of rising and then falling [5] Copper - **Futures**: The closing price of the Shanghai Copper main contract increased slightly by 0.02%. Trading volume and open interest changed, and inventory decreased. For example, Shanghai Copper inventory decreased by 1,125 tons, and LME copper inventory decreased by 300 tons [9] - **Spot**: The price of Shanghai 1 bright copper decreased by 400 yuan/ton. There were various macro and industrial news, such as the strong earnings season on Wall Street and Peru's decline in copper production [9][11] Zinc - **Market Data**: The closing price of the Shanghai Zinc main contract increased by 0.14%. Inventory decreased, and the LME zinc cash - 3M premium increased significantly. There were news such as the bankruptcy of PrimaLend in the secondary lending market [12][13] Lead - **Market Performance**: The closing price of the Shanghai Lead main contract increased slightly by 0.09%. Inventory decreased significantly, with Shanghai Lead futures inventory decreasing by 3156 tons and LME lead inventory decreasing by 3175 tons. There were news about the strong earnings season on Wall Street and the US government shutdown [16] Tin - **Price and Inventory**: The closing price of the Shanghai Tin main contract increased by 0.29%. The price of SMM 1 tin ingot increased by 7,000 yuan/ton. Inventory increased slightly, and there were multiple macro - news [18][19] Aluminum, Alumina, and Cast Aluminum Alloy - **Aluminum**: The closing price of the Shanghai Aluminum main contract increased. The electrolytic aluminum enterprise's profit was 4887.86 yuan/ton, showing an increase. There were news such as the US government shutdown and the India - US trade agreement [21][22] - **Alumina**: The closing price of the Shanghai Alumina main contract increased slightly. It was in a state of grinding at the bottom [21] - **Cast Aluminum Alloy**: It followed the trend of electrolytic aluminum, and the ADC12 theoretical profit increased [21] Nickel and Stainless Steel - **Nickel**: The closing price of the Shanghai Nickel main contract increased slightly. There were events such as the Indonesian government taking over a nickel mine area and China suspending a non - official subsidy for Russian nickel imports [23][24] - **Stainless Steel**: The closing price of the stainless - steel main contract increased slightly. It was difficult to find an upward driving force in supply and demand, and costs limited the downside space [23]