Nickel prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange extended their gains during Asian morning trading on Thursday January 11, tracking the strong performance of the metal on the London Metal Exchange in recent days, with robust demand amid a tighter market providing support.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday January 11.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Singapore, as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Wednesday January 10.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly lower during Asian morning trading on Wednesday January 10 following mixed consumer price index (CPI) and producer price index (PPI) readings from China earlier in the day. Nickel and tin prices bucked the general weakness, however, with the former finding support from a tightening market.

Base metals prices trading on the London Metal Exchange are generally higher this morning, Tuesday January 9, with copper ($7,159 per tonne), aluminium, nickel and zinc up by between 0.2% and 0.5%, while tin prices are little changed and lead prices are bucking the trend with a 0.3% decline to $2,598 per tonne.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Singapore, as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday January 9.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly higher during Asian morning trading on Tuesday January 9, with copper prices finding slight support from potential supply-side constraints, while tin was the lone metal in negative territory.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s office in Shanghai, as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday January 8.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were weaker across the board during Asian morning trading on Monday January 8, with the complex coming under pressure from news that researchers at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) have agreed that the time may be right to raise interest rates.

Metal Bulletin is extending the deadline to provide feedback on its proposed tungsten concentrates index to Friday January 19.