Delayed publication of LME aluminium, copper warrant assessments

The publication of Fastmarkets’ assessments for copper grade A cathode warrant premiums and aluminium P1020A warrant premiums was delayed on Wednesday March 11 because of a procedural lapse. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The copper warrant premium assessments were published at 4.13pm UK time and the aluminium warrant premium assessments were published at 4.18pm UK time, instead of the scheduled time of 4pm UK time.

The following prices were affected:

MB-CU-0377 Copper grade A cathode warrant premium, in-whs US, $/tonne
MB-CU-0397 Copper grade A cathode warrant premium, in-whs Southeast Asia, $/tonne
MB-CU-0398 Copper grade A cathode warrant premium, in-whs East Asia, $/tonne
MB-CU-0400 Copper grade A cathode warrant premium, in-whs North Europe, $/tonne
MB-CU-0401 Copper grade A cathode warrant premium, in-whs South Europe, $/tonne
MB-AL-0333 Aluminium P1020A warrant premium, in-whs Southeast Asia, $/tonne
MB-AL-0334 Aluminium P1020A warrant premium, in-whs East Asia, $/tonne
MB-AL-0338 Aluminium P1020A warrant premium, in-whs US, $/tonne

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets base metals package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these assessments or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these assessments, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and basemetals@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: Copper/Aluminium warrant premiums.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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