Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Singapore as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Thursday April 5.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were all higher during Asian morning trading on Thursday April 5 amid hopes that talks between the United States and China could avert a global trade war.

CME Group's average daily volumes reached an all-time high of 22.2 million contracts in the first quarter, up 30% year on year, the exchange said on Tuesday April 3.

Shalina Resources and its Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) subsidiary, Chemaf SARL, have signed a marketing agreement for cobalt hydroxide with Trafigura, Chemaf said on Wednesday April 4.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are down by an average of 0.4% this morning, Wednesday April 4. Tin is the only metal showing any gains, while the rest are down between 0.4% and 0.7%, with copper off by 0.4% at $6,783 per tonne.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Singapore as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Wednesday April 4.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, with the exception of copper and tin, were all lower during Asian morning trading on Wednesday April 4 after fears over a global trade war and weak Chinese data dampened market sentiment.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday April 4.

China’s ten largest copper smelters have set the base level for their treatment and refining charges (TCs/RCs) for the second quarter of this year 10.3% lower than in the first quarter, Metal Bulletin has heard.

Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange took divergent paths during Asian morning trading on Tuesday April 3, with copper consolidating after its push higher over the past week.