The base metals are on divergent paths this morning, Friday May 19, with three-month London Metal Exchange lead prices up 0.4%, copper prices up 0.3% at $5,597 per tonne, while nickel prices are down 1% at $9,085 per tonne and the rest are little changed.

A weaker tone has returned to the base metals on the London Metal Exchange this morning, Thursday May 18, with all the metals prices, except tin, lower.

The base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are, for the most part, little changed this morning, Wednesday May 17, the exception is nickel where three-month prices are down 0.9% at $9,085 per tonne.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are down across the board this morning, Tuesday May 16, with prices down an average of 0.6%.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are up by an average of 0.2% this morning, Thursday May 11, ranged between up 0.2% for aluminium and down 0.7% for nickel – three-month copper prices are up 0.5% at $5,537 per tonne. Volume has been average with 5,493 lots traded as of 07:01 BST.

Base metals prices are weaker again this morning, Tuesday May 9, with prices down an average of 0.2% on the London Metal Exchange.

Base metals prices are weaker again this morning, Monday May 8, with prices down an average of 0.9% on the London Metal Exchange.

The London Metal Exchange could attract more business by simplifying its products, Jeremy Goldwyn, newly appointed md at Bands Financial, told Metal Bulletin during an interview at LME Asia Week.

Base metals prices are generally consolidating this morning, Friday May 5, after setting fresh lows intraday on Thursday.

The US copper scrap market is largely in a temporary freeze following a plunge in Comex copper prices, although while some buyers have taken to the sidelines, others are taking a proactive approach amid fears that more paper has been traded than metal.