Overview:Tin market today saw a high-level, narrow-range turnover session, with the pattern of "LME tin fell 0.49% overnight to close at 55,600, while the domestic night session rose 0.35% to stand at 427,800 → during the Asian session, SHFE tin 2609 surged further to 429,500 before pulling back, and the divergence of external strength versus internal adjustment persisted." LME tin: On August 11, the LME 3M contract closed at $55,565/mt, down 275 (-0.49%), with a high of 56,080 and a low of 55,250. In Asian trading today at 09:02, the electronic board rebounded to $55,880/mt, up 315 (+0.57%), with a high of 55,885. Domestic market: The most-traded SHFE tin contract SN2609 closed yesterday at 423,900 yuan/mt; night session closed at 427,010 yuan/mt, up 0.35%; today at 09:01 the latest was 427,830 yuan/mt, up 2,300 (+0.54%), with an open of 426,050, low of 425,580, high of 429,500, yesterday’s close of 423,900, open interest of 48,026 lots, and volume of 93,307 lots. As of 09:15, the latest was 428,750 yuan/mt, up 3,220 (+0.76%), and the 2609 contract hit an intraday high of 429,500. The futures displayed a high-level, position‑building turnover structure characterized by "the night session opened higher, the early daytime session surged to 429,500 then pulled back slightly, and 425,600 (today’s low of 425,580) acted as intraday support." 423,900 (yesterday’s close of 423,900) turned into a new bullish base, while 429,500 became the new intraday high / strong resistance.
Trader: In Shanghai, Yunxi and Yunheng are at a premium of 1,500 against the SHFE September contract; in Guangdong, Yunheng is at the same level. Overall, clients are still making small purchases to cover rigid demand.
Trader: Yunxi September premium 1,500, Yunheng September premium 1,300. Yesterday morning, some clients placed orders; after the afternoon futures continued to decline, there was a slight amount of replenishment, but the overall volume was not large, and the downstream market remains weak now.
Trader: Minor brand 09 premium +600
Trader: China Inported Tin spot price, 09-500
Trader: In Shanghai State Reserve warehouse, Barton was at a premium of 300 yuan against the SHFE September contract, and Yunxiang was at a premium of 1,000 yuan; in Shenzhen South China warehouse, Yunheng was at a premium of 1,300 yuan against the September contract, and Kaiyuan was at a premium of 800 yuan. Transactions were fairly active yesterday afternoon, but there have been few inquiries this morning.
Trader: Today's quotes in Shanghai were: Guangdong Yunxiang, Yunxiang, Yunfan at Sep +1,200. Inventory is running low.
Trader: Today's quotes were at Sep +0, still at premium 0.
Trader: Yunxiang, Guochu Tianwei, Sep +1,200; Yunxi, China State Reserve Bureau Guangdong 830 Department, Sep +1,300; Yunxi, Guangdong Jushen/CMST, Sep +1,300; Yunfan, China State Reserve Bureau Guangdong 830 Department, Sep +1,000; Yunheng, China State Reserve Bureau Guangdong 830 Department/Guangdong CMST, Sep +1,300; Yunxiang, Guangdong Guochu, Sep +1,200; Yunxiang, Guangdong Guochu, Sep +1,100; Kaiyuan, Guangdong Guochu, Sep +1,000; imported, Shanghai CMST, Sep +500.
Upstream: Today's quotes were at 428,000 yuan/mt, actively selling. Currently, only Yunxi New Materials has purchased some material.
Upstream: Today's quotes were at Sep +500. Traders were not buying, and downstream customers were also not very willing. Basically, no large purchase orders were received.
Trader: Today's quotes were: Jinhai Sep +1,400, Yunxiang Sep +1,400, Yunheng Sep +1,600, Yunxi Sep +1,700. Yesterday's trades were weak, totaling around ten mt. There was also little pricing and order placement today.