[SMM Chromium Daily Review] Market Operates Steadily Before the Holiday, Festive Atmosphere Prevails
[SMM Chromium Daily Review: Market Operated Steadily Ahead of Holiday, Strong Holiday Atmosphere Prevailed] February 9, 2026: The ex-factory price of high-carbon ferrochrome in Inner Mongolia today was 8,500-8,600 yuan/mt (50% metal content), flat MoM from the previous trading day...
[SMM Stainless Steel Daily Review] SS Futures Fluctuate Rangebound Ahead of Chinese New Year Holiday, Most Stainless Steel Traders on Holiday SMM, February 9: SS futures showed a relatively strong and rangebound fluctuation pattern. The phased impact from the macro perspective gradually faded, and with the approaching Chinese New Year holiday in China, market activity declined. SS futures operated on a relatively stable tone, finally closing at 13,735 yuan/mt. In the spot market, most traders have entered the holiday period, and those not yet on holiday are mostly in the closing stage. A small number of transactions mainly focused on post-holiday futures orders, with prices overall basically stable. The most-traded SS futures contract was in the doldrums. At 10:30 a.m., SS2603 was quoted at 13,770 yuan/mt, up 15 yuan/mt from the previous trading day. In Wuxi, the spot premiums/discounts for 304/2B were in the range of 400-600 yuan/mt. In the spot market, the average price of cold-rolled 201/2B coil in Wuxi was reported at 8,500 yuan/mt; the average price of cold-rolled mill-edge 304/2B coil was 14,100 yuan/mt in Wuxi and 14,050 yuan/mt in Foshan; cold-rolled 316L/2B coil in Wuxi was 26,600 yuan/mt, and in Foshan 26,600 yuan/mt; hot-rolled 316L/NO.1 coil in Wuxi was quoted at 25,750 yuan/mt; cold-rolled 430/2B coil in both Wuxi and Foshan was 7,800 yuan/mt. This week, repeated fluctuations in macro sentiment combined with a significant pullback in precious metal prices dragged down the overall nonferrous metals futures, and stainless steel futures also showed wild swings in sync. At the beginning of the week, they once hit the limit down, then gradually staged a restorative rebound, …
Data: SHFE, DCE market movement (Feb 09)
The following table shows the ferrous and nonferrous metals movement on the SHFE and DCE on 09 Feb , 2026
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