LME price spikes to key resistance level; European P1020 premiums at fresh 19-month low

1. ALERT! – LME PRICE. If LME price closes higher on Monday, door would open for $... per mton.

2. China’s aluminum price trading around medium-term technical resistance.

3. ALERT! – EUROPEAN P1020. FREE FALL CONTINUES: European P1020 premiums fall to lowest since April 2021.

4. ALERT! – EUROPEAN BILLET. Spot and Q1 billet premiums fall further.

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5. ALERT! – EUROPEAN SCRAP. NO MORE SUPPORT: Export demand for secondary ingot fades out; domestic market closed until mid-January.

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6. US SCRAP ALERT. JANUARY FOCUS: US scrap consumers looking to fulfill January needs.

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7. LME Cash–3M contango unchanged at $... per mton; canceled warrants rise further in Asia.