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SMM Evening Comments (Apr 3): Shanghai base metals higher across the board on stimulus hope
SHFE nonferrous metals rose across the board on Friday, as market sentiment was rallied after China’s Ministry of Finance pledged to make an early allocation of the special-purpose bond quotas for transportation infrastructure construction.
MMi Daily Iron Ore Report (April 3)
SMM data showed that iron ore stocks across 35 Chinese ports totalled 106.86 million mt as of April 3, down 910,000 mt from a week ago and 30.44 million mt lower than a year ago. Arrivals at major ports have been declining for two consecutive weeks, accounting for lower stocks.
Lead social inventories fell slower on greater supply of secondary lead
Social inventories of lead ingots in China continued to trend downsides this week, but the decline slowed down from a week ago due to rising supplies of secondary lead.
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