Metal Market Update

Category:-Metal | 25-Feb-2026 09:14 AM

📌 *Base Metal Overnight Update*

 

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🔶 Copper

 

▪️ LME Copper opened at $13,055/mt, touched a low of $13,052.5/mt, then surged to a high of $13,228/mt and closed at $13,195/mt, up 2.28%.

 

▪️ Volume: 26,000 lots (+13,977)

 

▪️ Open Interest: 317,000 lots (-1,210)

 

➤ Overall move mainly driven by short covering.

 

▪️ SHFE Copper 2603 opened at ¥101,650/mt, hit a high of ¥102,230/mt and low of ¥101,200/mt, closing at ¥101,860/mt, up 0.25%.

 

▪️ Volume: 29,000 lots (-42,000)

 

▪️ Open Interest: 123,000 lots (-7,789)

 

➤ Performance largely supported by short covering.

 

🔶 Aluminum

 

▪️ SHFE Aluminum 2604 opened at ¥23,580/mt, high of ¥23,710/mt, low of ¥23,535/mt, and closed at ¥23,550/mt, down 0.36% (-85 yuan).

 

▪️ LME Aluminum opened at $3,097/mt, high of $3,127.5/mt, low of $3,090/mt, closed at $3,110.5/mt, up 0.63%.

 

▪️ Volume: 17,958 lots (+4,826)

 

▪️ Open Interest: 675,000 lots (+6,516)

 

🔶 Lead

 

▪️ LME Lead opened at $1,957/mt, touched a low of $1,950.5/mt, and closed at $1,959.5/mt, up 0.38% (+$7.5).

 

▪️ SHFE Lead opened at ¥16,655/mt, low of ¥16,650/mt, high of ¥16,840/mt, closed at ¥16,745/mt, up 0.12% (+20 yuan).

 

🔶 Zinc

 

▪️ LME Zinc opened at $3,360/mt, high of $3,431.5/mt, low of $3,360/mt, and closed at $3,387.5/mt, up 1.26% (+$42).

 

▪️ Volume: 9,709 lots

 

▪️ Open Interest: 230,000 lots (+415)

 

▪️ SHFE Zinc 2604 opened at ¥24,585/mt, high of ¥24,710/mt, low of ¥24,510/mt, and closed at ¥24,550/mt, down 0.53% (-130 yuan).

 

▪️ Volume: 33,839 lots

 

▪️ Open Interest: 85,021 lots (+3,574)

 

🔶 Tin

 

▪️SHFE Tin closed at ¥394,510/mt, up 2.02%, maintaining strength at higher levels.

 

▪️ LME Tin (3M) quoted at $50,300/mt, up 6.19%, continuing strong upward momentum.

 

▪️ Overall Trend: Copper and tin led gains on short covering and strong momentum, while aluminum and SHFE zinc showed relative weakness.


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