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Aluminum (AL) — Shanghai Futures prices (USD)

Price in ton (most active contract)
Displayed month
January 2026
Range: 2026-01-05 → 2026-01-09
Total change
Start open → End close
+5.78%
for January 2026
Daily data — January 2026
Date Active month Open (USD/ton) Close (USD/ton) Change
2026-01-09 2603 $3,422.23 $3,491.68 +2.03%
2026-01-08 2602 $3,479.94 $3,390.62 -2.57%
2026-01-07 2602 $3,476.67 $3,488.12 +0.33%
2026-01-06 2602 $3,371.18 $3,482.07 +3.29%
2026-01-05 2602 $3,300.76 $3,380.83 +2.43%

We show the most active contract each day (highest trading volume, with open interest as a tie-breaker) because that’s where liquidity and price discovery are best. That means fewer stale prints and a cleaner snapshot of what the market is actually trading.