Aluminium prices have been driven by record high alumina prices which squeezed smelter margins
The run-up in the stock prices of metal companies, analysts said, has largely been driven by tighter supplies in the global markets, coupled with hopes of improving demand, especially in China
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The BSE Metal index was the top performer, up 1.4 per cent; Major metal and mining related shares gained 1-2 per cent each in intra-day trades on Friday.
Benchmark aluminium on the London Metal Exchange was up 1.6% to $2,271 a tonne, while copper was 2.5% higher at $7,811 by 1600 GMT
The price of aluminium is likely to go up in the medium term due to factors like surge in demand, Crisil Research on Tuesday said. The price of the metal fell 45 per cent from the March 2022 peak to around 2,400 dollar per tonne now due to factors like lockdown in China. "Aluminium prices have likely bottomed out and should rise over the medium term, supported by two structural drivers: limited smelter capacity additions and uptick in demand," it said in a statement. Limited capacity additions over the next five years will be crucial to pick up in the prices of aluminium, it said. The demand for aluminium is likely to see a structural growth over the medium term on account of global green investments, including electric vehicles, solar panels and renewable energy grids, most of which have high intensity of aluminium use. "Green investments across major economies will lead to a strong uptick in demand for aluminium, but global capacity addition is expected to fall from 20 MT during
Three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange (LME) slid 2.8% to $2,685 a tonne by 1400 GMT after touching the lowest since December last year
A low inventory level of aluminium globally amid a tight demand-supply situation expected to aggravate the availability of the commodity in the rest of the world
The metal kept climbing Monday after advancing 15% over the last three weeks
Aluminium, which is used in everything from car parts to drinks cans and home appliances, had already climbed about 38% this year in London before the coup
Higher aluminium prices led to 855% rise in net profit in FY21
Huge stimulus provided by economies across the globe is likely to put more money in consumer's hands, due to which gold and silver prices may spurt further
India's aluminium consumption is tipped to reduce by 1.5-2 million tonnes in FY21 as the pandemic has considerably weakened demand from consuming industries
Among the non-ferrous metal companies, aluminium firms witnessed 21 per cent contraction in sales
In Q1 of FY20, the country's GDP growth touched a six-year low of 5%
Aluminium prices are expected to soften by 1.7% in 2020 after an expected decline of 15.1% in calendar 2019
The trigger was the news from Hydro about their production problems after the cyber attack
Also, increased supplies from China due to easing of environment restrictions would boost global supplies, exerting downward pressure on prices
The metal advanced as much as 3.5 percent on Wednesday to $2,277.50 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange
Aluminium prices have been on an upswing since 2015-16 when prices stood at $1,592 per tonne