Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were split into two camps during morning trading on Tuesday July 23 with zinc, lead and tin ticking upward, while the rest drifted lower.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Monday July 22 that are worth another look.

Fastmarkets has changed the frequency of publication of its fob Guinea and fob Brazil bauxite price assessments to monthly from fortnightly.

Fastmarkets has discontinued the publication of the stainless steel grade-304 Europe raw materials index, with effect from Monday July 22.

Rising tension over Iran and a reduction in expectations on the size of the next US Federal Reserve rate cut were weighing on sentiment this morning, Monday July 22.

Fastmarkets is proposing changes to the specifications of its price assessment for steel slab imports, cfr Southeast Asia/East Asia, $/tonne.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all down during morning trading on Monday July 22, with nickel and zinc leading the decline with drops of 2.8% and 1.7% respectively.

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday July 19 that are worth another look.

Battery-grade lithium prices in China decreased further in the week ending Thursday July 18 due to unimproved downstream demand, while most buyers were in no rush to buy more material due to current reduced cathode and battery production in China, buying only on a hand-to-mouth basis.

Nickel’s three-month price on the London Metal Exchange was lower during morning trading on Friday June 19, with the metal’s weeklong price rally cooling across Asian trading hours.