Lead stocks on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose to 40,497 tonnes as of Friday August 2, up by 4,777 tonnes or 13.4% from last Friday, according to the SHFE's latest inventory report.
The largest inflow of lead this week was registered at Zhejiang Tianchuan in Zhejiang province, with 3,219 tonnes of the metal entering the warehouse. An increased number of orders for lead could have stemmed from anticipation...