Debasis Mohapatra
Bengaluru, 28 July 2025
Aluminium prices at London Metal Exchange (LME) jumped to four-month high, closing at $2,657 per tonne (cash price) on 25th July, 2025. This was around $70 higher than the same period of last month.
The rise in LME aluminium price is largely driven by optimistic outlook for the metal in China. As hopes of a trade deal between US & China grows, industry participants expect the uncertainty around trade norms to recede in coming days. Moreover, the grand plan to build a large hydropower dam in Tibet.
Price Snapshot:
| Futures contract (Date) | LME Future Contract Price (3-month) |
| July 17, 2025 | $2,578 |
| July 18, 2025 | $2,629 |
| July 21, 2025 | $2,646.5 |
| July 22, 2025 | $2,658.5 |
| July 23, 2025 | $2,651 |
| July 24, 2025 | $2,647 |
| July 25, 2025 | $2,635.5 |
(Source: LME, DBT Research)
