From January 27 to February 3, 2023, the market price of antimony ingots in East China rose, with the price of 78250 yuan/ton at the end of last week and 81500 yuan/ton at the end of this week, up 4.15%.

The commodity price K-bar chart uses the concept of price trend K-line to reflect the weekly or monthly price changes in the form of bar chart. Investors can buy and sell investments according to the changes in the K-bar chart. Red indicates: rising; Green means: down; The height of the K column indicates the range of rise and fall. It can be seen from the above figure that the recent upward trend of antimony ingot market before and after the Spring Festival, entered a stable period after the middle of March, entered a downward channel in the middle of April, the decline slowed down at the end of April, the trend was stable in May, the price entered an upward channel in June, and then went down again after a brief stable period in July. After August, the market stabilized step by step, remained flat for seven consecutive weeks, the price began to decline continuously at the end of October, and slightly recovered after the end of December.

European strategic small metal antimony price this week (unit: USD/ton)

Variety/ January 27/ February 3/ Up and down

European small metal antimony/ 12600./12700./+100

This week, the price of European strategic small metal antimony was temporarily stable, and the price was at $11500/ton as of January 6, which was temporarily stable during the week, which had a certain boost to market sentiment.

After the holiday, the antimony market rose broadly, the price continued to rise, and the market trading was relatively active, about a week earlier than the market recovery in previous years. Affected by the holiday, the supply continued to be in short supply, which magnified the problem of tight supply at the mine end. Under the superposition of double shortages, the market mentality was boosted, and prices continued to rise. In terms of demand, driven by the current market atmosphere, the market is active in trading, inquiry is active, and the export situation is expected to improve, and the actual transaction in the market is significantly improved. In the future, the price of antimony ingot will remain stable, medium and strong in the future, under the expectation of tight supply and improved demand.

Antimony oxide price trend this week (unit: yuan/ton)

Variety/ January 27/ February 3/ Up and down

99.5% antimony trioxide./69500./73000./+3500

99.8% antimony trioxide./70500./74500./+4000

This week, the antimony oxide market rose broadly, the market turnover was significantly improved, the supply of raw materials was tight, and the downstream market procurement was more active than in the early stage. Under the expectation of export improvement, the market was stronger.