Copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were stronger during Asian morning trading on Monday, with the red metal finding support from declining stocks and ongoing industrial action in Peru and Chile.
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| LME snapshot at 04:32am London time | ||
| Latest three-month LME Prices | ||
| Price ($ per tonne) |
Change since Friday’s close ($) | |
| Copper | 6,991 | -11 |
| Aluminium | 2,120.50 | -11.5 |
| Lead | 2,472.50 | -7.5 |
| Zinc | 3,210 | -25.5 |
| Tin | 19,470 | -40 |
| Nickel | 11,890 | -145 |
| SHFE snapshot at 12:30pm Shanghai time | ||
| Most-traded SHFE contracts | ||
| Price (yuan per tonne) |
Change since Friday’s close (yuan) | |
| Copper (January) | 54,290 | -50 |
| Aluminium (January) | 14,990 | -55 |
| Zinc (January) | 25,285 | -300 |
| Lead (January) | 18,465 | -55 |
| Tin (January) | 143,110 | -170 |
| Nickel (May) | 95,610 | -1,270 |
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