LME price spikes to a three-week high; US MW spot premium up to three-month high; European PFA premium down further

 
ALERT! – US MW PREMIUM.

1. ALERT! – LME PRICE. LME price rallies $… per mton, or 6% today, reaching a three-week high but remains in technical bearish mode.

2. ALERT! – US MW PREMIUM. THREE-MONTH HIGH: MW spot premium gaps up to… cent/lb.

3. ALERT! – EUROPE PFA. FALL CONTINUES: European PFA spot premiums decline to as low as $… per mton.

4. ALERT! – ALUMINA PRICES. DISRUPTION NOT EXPECTED TO DISRUPT: Gas supply outage impacts Kwinana refinery not expected to impact market.

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5. ALERT! – MEXICO SCRAP. SLOW START: Mexican scrap market activity starts the year relatively quiet.

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6. China’s aluminum price up after testing two-month lows last week.

7. LME Cash–3M contango widens amid loose spreads after February.

 

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