Correction to January 13’s LME Asian reference prices

Fastmarkets has corrected the LME Asian reference prices for January 13, which were published incorrectly on January 14 due to a technical error

January 18, 2022

The following prices have been corrected:

Aluminium LME Asian Benchmark price 3 months unofficial: $2,947.74 per tonne
Copper LME Asian Benchmark price 3 months unofficial: $9,913.45 per tonne
Zinc LME Asian Benchmark price 3 months unofficial: $3,525 per tonne

Fastmarkets’ price book and database have been updated to reflect this change.

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