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SMM Spot Metal Prices

FavoriteNameAvg.
Change
TrendDate
SMM 1# Copper Cathode
SMM-CU-RC-001
16,497.68USD/tonne
+106.68
9/21/2026
SMM A00 Aluminum Ingot
SMM-AL-AL-001
3,620.83USD/tonne
-5.42
9/21/2026
SMM 1# Lead Ingot
SMM-PB-RL-001
2,423.06USD/tonne
+13.5
9/21/2026
SMM 0# Zinc Ingot
SMM-ZN-RZ-001
3,984.84USD/tonne
+45.5
9/21/2026
SMM 1# Tin Ingot
SMM-SN-ST-001
60,945.11USD/tonne
+757.99
9/21/2026
SMM Shanghai 1# Nickel Cathode
SMM-NI-RN-001
18,751.77USD/tonne
+47.88
9/21/2026
Industrial-Grade Lithium Carbonate
SMM-Li-LC-002
19,473.85USD/tonne
+26.26
9/21/2026
Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate
SMM-Li-LC-001
20,009.83USD/tonne
+34.22
9/21/2026
Battery-grade Nickel Sulphate
SMM-NI-NC-001
4,438.19USD/tonne
+1.32
9/21/2026
China Cobalt Metal
SMM-CO-CM-001
41,687.14USD/tonne
+40.3
9/21/2026

SMM Metal Import Arbitrage

Chg.-66.4184
Chg.Rate
-34.96%
Chg.-66.3368
Chg.Rate
-5.34%
Chg.-21.6855
Chg.Rate
-1.64%
Chg.+44.6777
Chg.Rate
+3.27%
Chg.+18.0685
Chg.Rate
+1.51%
Chg.+236.9012
Chg.Rate
+19.10%
Chg.-79.0936
Chg.Rate
-11.94%
Chg.+70.9166
Chg.Rate
+8.92%
Chg.-39.0741
Chg.Rate
-5.54%

Inventory

SHFE.Copper
56,073
+1,293
2.36%
SHFE.Aluminum
320,954
-26,729
-7.69%
SHFE.Lead
69,280
-3,685
-5.05%
SHFE.Zinc
149,016
-898
-0.6%
SHFE.Tin
7,059
-593
-7.75%
SHFE.Nickel
108,414
-2,138
-1.93%

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