Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Wednesday August 1.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were split into two camps at the end of morning trading on Wednesday August 1, with nickel, zinc and copper edging higher, while the rest weakened.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday August 1.

Metal Bulletin is proposing to discontinue its weekly price assessments for Iranian imports of hot-rolled coil (HRC) and cold-rolled coil (CRC).

As a result of a technical error, iron ore prices for July 31 were published on the Metal Bulletin price book later than scheduled.

As a result of a technical error, coking coal prices for July 31 were published on the Metal Bulletin price book later than scheduled.

Reuters has decided to discontinue both the collection and aggregation of its New York spot tin price, making the information unavailable to Metal Bulletin.

In a quest to make HarbisonWalker International its customers’ ‘first and only call,’ Carol Jackson tells Metal Bulletin she has pulled out all the stops.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Tuesday July 31.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were up across the board during morning trading on Tuesday July 31, with a weaker dollar providing broad support to the complex.