Aluminium decreased in October despite a 3.9% year-over-year increase in worldwide output

As worldwide primary aluminium output climbed 3.9% YoY to 6.116 million tonnes in October, prices for the metal stayed stable at 203.45, according to figures from the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). China’s main imports of aluminium from January to October increased 173% year over year to 1.17 million metric tons, while exports fell 41.19% to…

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India’s Manufacturing PMI for October falls to 55.5, an 8-month low.

In October, India’s industrial activity decreased to 55.5 from 57.5 in September. This month marks the twenty-eighth consecutive month that the seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ IndexTM (PMI) has shown signs of improving sector health. The most recent figure, which indicated the weakest rate of expansion since February, was below the long-run…

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Aluminium decreased even though the world’s primary aluminium output increased 2.7% year over year in September

The price of aluminium closed at 203.85 after declining by -0.54%. Remarkably, the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) revealed that global primary aluminium output reached 5.871 million tonnes in September, up 2.7% year over year. In September, China’s aluminium production increased by 5.3%, and for the first nine months of the year, it increased by 3.3%….

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Gains in aluminium supported by expectations of Chinese stimulus

Aluminium yesterday increased by 0.73% to close at 205.65, buoyed by expectations that China will provide stimulus to bolster economic development and restore its struggling real estate market. Following a report by state-owned media, investors also anticipated China will significantly reduce banks’ reserve ratios and interest rates in the second half of this year to…

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Due to supply issues and growing demand, aluminium is predicted to maintain its dominance in 2023

Due to supply shortages and increased demand, aluminium prices are expected to remain stable in 2023, especially if China relaxes Covid­19 curbs, according to analysts. The Fitch Group’s research division Fitch Solutions Industry Research and Country Risk predicts that prices will continue to rise but not to the highs of 2022. On the other side,…

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Despite China’s Covid wave, copper continues to maintain steady

On Wednesday, copper prices stayed around $8,350 a tonne as expectations that China’s relaxation of Covid-19 limits will eventually boost demand were countered by an increase in infections that are short-terming consumption.Due to its rigorous zero-Covid policy, which hampered economic growth and caused copper prices to drop as low as $6,955 in July after reaching…

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