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SHFE nonferrous metals broadly fell on Thursday October 29 as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the West.
MMi Daily Iron Ore Report (October 29)
DCE iron ore futures market slightly went down today and quotations in the physical port stock market turned to be relatively firm. PBF was concluded at 857-860yuan/mt in Tangshan market, up by 3-5yuan/mt over yesterday.
Primary aluminium inventories shrank 7,000 mt on week to 688,000 mt
Social inventories of primary aluminium across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, declined 7,000 mt from the prior week to 688,000 mt as of October 29.
China HRC stocks continued their sharp falls on strong demand in a peak season
Inventories of hot-rolled coils of steel sheets used to produce home appliances and cars in China continued to shrink at a fast pace this week, as demand was robust in a peak season.
Aluminium billet inventories fell sharply in Foshan
SMM data showed that stocks of 6063 aluminium billet across the five major consumption areas – Foshan, Wuxi, Huzhou, Changzhou and Nanchang – in China dipped 700 mt from last Friday October 23 to 90,200 mt as of October 29. Stocks increased in Wuxi, Changzhou, Huzhou and Nanchang, while shrank significantly in Foshan.
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