Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Wednesday May 9.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were down across the board during Asian morning trading on Wednesday May 9, dragged lower by the stronger dollar. Zinc prices, trading little changed to weaker, were the most resilient of the complex.

The copper market is moving into a deficit that is forecast to widen to more than 4 million tonnes per year by 2026, according to Freeport-McMoRan executive Red Conger.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part stronger on the morning of Tuesday May 8, with all the metals, except tin (-0.7%), up by an average of 0.7%. Zinc led the advance with a 1% gain and copper was up by 0.2% at $6,858 per tonne.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday May 8.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during Asian morning trading on Tuesday May 8, albeit with marginal gains amid renewed dollar strength. Tin bucked the general positivity, however, with prices dipping by 0.6%.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday May 7.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up during Asian morning trading on Monday May 7, with the complex benefiting from a slightly easier dollar.

Correspondent Dalton Barker recaps the week in the non-ferrous markets.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly up during morning trading on Friday May 4, with zinc and tin prices bucking the general strength.