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Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were predominantly lower at the close of trading on Monday September 24, broadly capped by weakening investor sentiment after another round tariffs were imposed by the United States against some $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Read more in our live futures report.
Here are how prices looked at the close of trading:
An investigation committee deciding the fate of the 400,000-tonne-per-year Tuticorin copper smelter said the majority of representatives supported the Indian smelter’s closure, according to local media reports on Sunday September 23.
ICBC Standard Bank has appointed Adam Brake and Evan Richards to develop the bank’s base metals trading arm, it said on September 24.
Cobalt prices made steady gains in the spot market last week, supported by a continuous stream of post-summer consumer purchases.
Kyen Resources founder and managing director Victor Kuo has left the Singapore-based trading house, sources with knowledge of the matter told Metal Bulletin.
Traders are expecting prices for hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel sheet in Russia’s Central Federal District around Moscow to decline in October due to a weak export market, rouble revaluation and lower demand.
The steel rebar market in Russia’s Central Federal District, the country’s major steel-consuming region, has started to show signs of softening due to lower demand from end-users.