The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday May 30.

Due to a technical error, a price assessment for No.2 copper scrap discounts basis cif China was published on Friday May 25.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part weaker on the morning of Friday May 25, down between 0.2% and 0.6%, with copper down by 0.6% at $6,872 per tonne. Zinc was the single exception, up by a marginal 0.1%.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were once again mixed on the morning of Thursday May 24, with copper up 0.4% at $6,864 per tonne, while aluminium, nickel and zinc prices were off between 0.2% and 0.5%.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday May 24.

One of the takeaways from LME Asia Week 2018 last week in Hong Kong was that changes in trading patterns, against the backdrop of rising algorithmic, computer-driven business, have resulted in a marked drop in average transaction sizes.

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Wednesday May 23.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed on the morning of Wednesday May 23, with nickel and lead prices down by 0.4% and 1.4% respectively, while copper was off by 0.5% at $6,929 per tonne; aluminium and tin are both up by 0.2% and zinc is up by 0.5%.

As the cobalt community gathers in Las Vegas for the Cobalt Institute’s annual conference, Metal Bulletin takes a look at some of the key topics likely to dominate discussions at this year’s event.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were little changed to weaker on the morning of Tuesday May 22, with prices down by an average of 0.3%.