Copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange outperformed the rest of the base metals complex during Asian morning trading on Friday, with the red metal continuing to find support from expectations of supply disruptions and tightened supply.
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| LME snapshot at 02.39am London time | ||
| Latest three-month LME Prices | ||
| Price ($ per tonne) |
Change since yesterday’s close ($) | |
| Copper | 6,770 | -23 |
| Aluminium | 2,038 | -11.5 |
| Lead | 2,520 | -5 |
| Zinc | 3,178 | -9 |
| Tin | 18,815 | -85 |
| Nickel | 11,650 | 95 |
| SHFE snapshot at 10.40am Shanghai time | ||
| Most-traded SHFE contracts | ||
| Price (yuan per tonne) |
Change since yesterday’s close (yuan) | |
| Copper | 52,650 | 360 |
| Aluminium | 14,360 | 85 |
| Zinc | 25,250 | 145 |
| Lead | 18,980 | -70 |
| Tin | 134,410 | -190 |
| Nickel | 89,710 | 500 |
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