SQM added 4.07% while Albemarle dipped 0.07% and LIT closed flat. Chinese lithium carbonate eased 0.43% to 151,000 CNY/tonne, still up about 76% year-on-year.
Key Facts
SQM jumped 4.07% to close at US$78.45 on Thursday, the standout move in the lithium equity complex.
Albemarle was nearly flat slipping 0.07% to US$134.19, holding most of its mid-August rally.
The LIT equity ETF edged up 0.01% to US$74.58, near its highest levels in a year.
Chinese lithium carbonate eased 0.43% to 151,000 CNY per tonne on Thursday, still roughly 76% higher than a year ago.
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