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  Copper inventories in major regions across the country increased by 8,900 mt during the week [SMM weekly data]

• [SMM Daily Review of Indonesia's Nickel Ores] Prices of Indonesia's pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical laterite nickel ores continue to diverge

  This week, the mainstream premium for Indonesia's local laterite nickel ore remained at $26-30/wmt. In terms of ore used for pyrometallurgy prices, the SMM delivery-to-factory price for 1.6% Indonesia's local laterite nickel ore was $52.6-56.6/wmt, up $1 from last week, representing an increase of approximately 1.87% YoY. For ore used for hydrometallurgy prices, the SMM delivery-to-factory price for 1.3% Indonesia's local laterite nickel ore decreased to $23-25/wmt, down $2 from the same period last year, marking a decline of 7.69% YoY.

• Guangdong Zinc: Futures market center rises, spot premiums decline [SMM Midday Review]

  [Guangdong Zinc: Futures Market Center Rises, Spot Premiums Fall] The mainstream transaction price of 0# zinc in Guangdong ranged from 22,780 to 22,965 yuan/mt. Mainstream brands were quoted at a premium of 205 yuan/mt against the 2506 contract, and at a discount of 20 yuan/mt against spot aluminum in Shanghai. The Shanghai-Guangdong price spread narrowed....

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• US dollar declines, metals see domestic market outperforms overseas market, alumina rises over 4%, SHFE gold falls for six consecutive sessions, European container shipping surges [SMM midday review]