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SMM Spot Metal Prices

NameAvg.
Change
TrendDate
SMM 1# Copper Cathode
SMM-CU-RC-001
16,063.98USD/tonne
+101.69
8/11/2026
SMM A00 Aluminum Ingot
SMM-AL-AL-001
3,564.35USD/tonne
+16.85
8/11/2026
SMM 1# Lead Ingot
SMM-PB-RL-001
2,318.31USD/tonne
+15.16
8/11/2026
SMM 0# Zinc Ingot
SMM-ZN-RZ-001
3,772.89USD/tonne
+1.35
8/11/2026
SMM 1# Tin Ingot
SMM-SN-ST-001
63,093.44USD/tonne
-11.92
8/11/2026
SMM Shanghai 1# Nickel Cathode
SMM-NI-RN-001
19,130.65USD/tonne
-159.55
8/11/2026
Industrial-Grade Lithium Carbonate
SMM-Li-LC-002
20,668.8USD/tonne
+40.33
8/11/2026
Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate
SMM-Li-LC-001
21,408.29USD/tonne
+40.45
8/11/2026
Battery-grade Nickel Sulphate
SMM-NI-NC-001
4,661.02USD/tonne
-4.42
8/11/2026
China Cobalt Metal
SMM-CO-CM-001
48,510.66USD/tonne
-287.86
8/11/2026

SMM Metal Import Arbitrage

Chg.-512.352
Chg.Rate
-47.13%
Chg.-461.8205
Chg.Rate
-41.14%
Chg.-172.6421
Chg.Rate
-24.32%
Chg.-123.5453
Chg.Rate
-28.62%
Chg.-66.0843
Chg.Rate
-31.58%
Chg.-118.1937
Chg.Rate
-2288.97%
Chg.-33.9925
Chg.Rate
-20.78%
Chg.+39.2021
Chg.Rate
+298.86%
Chg.+2.8018
Chg.Rate
+0.53%

Inventory

SHFE.Copper
70,116
+782
1.13%
SHFE.Aluminum
435,739
-13,003
-2.9%
SHFE.Lead
70,698
-919
-1.28%
SHFE.Zinc
151,657
+127
0.08%
SHFE.Tin
5,446
+160
3.03%
SHFE.Nickel
113,251
+1,277
1.14%

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