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SMM Spot Metal Prices

NameAvg.
Change
TrendDate
SMM 1# Copper Cathode
SMM-CU-RC-001
15,665.76USD/tonne
+9
8/3/2026
SMM A00 Aluminum Ingot
SMM-AL-AL-001
3,470.94USD/tonne
-19.66
8/3/2026
SMM 1# Lead Ingot
SMM-PB-RL-001
2,252.42USD/tonne
-22.46
8/3/2026
SMM 0# Zinc Ingot
SMM-ZN-RZ-001
3,705.78USD/tonne
+32.74
8/3/2026
SMM 1# Tin Ingot
SMM-SN-ST-001
62,956.95USD/tonne
+50.72
8/3/2026
SMM Shanghai 1# Nickel Cathode
SMM-NI-RN-001
19,407.72USD/tonne
-179.84
8/3/2026
Industrial-Grade Lithium Carbonate
SMM-Li-LC-002
19,939.44USD/tonne
-445.81
8/3/2026
Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate
SMM-Li-LC-001
20,677.94USD/tonne
-445.91
8/3/2026
Battery-grade Nickel Sulphate
SMM-NI-NC-001
4,664.35USD/tonne
-3.57
8/3/2026
China Cobalt Metal
SMM-CO-CM-001
51,030.2USD/tonne
-154.5
8/3/2026

SMM Metal Import Arbitrage

Chg.+183.4461
Chg.Rate
+35.50%
Chg.+183.3176
Chg.Rate
+18.61%
Chg.+223.0239
Chg.Rate
+30.51%
Chg.+261.0196
Chg.Rate
+60.83%
Chg.+236.9587
Chg.Rate
+78.48%
Chg.+34.1687
Chg.Rate
+20.12%
Chg.-211.803
Chg.Rate
-389.43%
Chg.-231.6871
Chg.Rate
-209.75%
Chg.+119.848
Chg.Rate
+43.63%

Inventory

SHFE.Copper
69,334
-276
-0.4%
SHFE.Aluminum
448,742
-6,350
-1.4%
SHFE.Lead
71,617
+6,437
9.88%
SHFE.Zinc
151,530
+963
0.64%
SHFE.Tin
5,286
-170
-3.12%
SHFE.Nickel
111,974
+1,882
1.71%

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