Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Wednesday April 25.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly higher during Asian morning trading on Wednesday April 25, after buying sentiment in China picked up following comments from the country’s central government which suggested a degree of flexibility in its monetary tightening policy.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday April 25.

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange were broadly lower at the close of trading on Tuesday April 24, with aluminium and nickel continuing to drop.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part firmer this morning, Tuesday April 24. The exceptions are aluminium (-0.8%) and tin (-0.1%), while the rest are up by an average of 0.4%, with three-month copper prices up by 0.5% at $6,963 per tonne.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday April 24.

Here are 10 key takeaways from Metal Bulletin’s and Industrial Minerals’ first Battery Materials conference in Shanghai on April 18-19.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday April 24.

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange ended lower at the close of trading on Monday April 23, with aluminium falling 7.5% after the United States announced it would not impose secondary sanctions against UC Rusal.

The annual convention of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) made its biennial visit to the lights and glamour of Las Vegas, in the US state of Nevada, from Saturday April 14 until Thursday April 19.