SHFE copper prices retreated in Asian morning trading on Friday January 5 after surging in the previous afternoon’s session, as the market awaits US payroll numbers due out tonight.
Check Metal Bulletin’s live futures report here.
| LME snapshot at 0232 London time | ||
| Latest 3M LME Prices | ||
| Price ($/t) | Change since yesterday’s close ($) | |
| Copper | 7206 | 20.5 |
| Aluminium | 2249 | 3.5 |
| Lead | 2573.5 | 2.5 |
| Zinc | 3356 | 0.5 |
| Tin | 19915 | 40 |
| Nickel | 12600 | -40 |
| SHFE snapshot at 0232 Shanghai time | ||
| Most traded SHFE contracts | ||
| Price (yuan/t) | Change since yesterday’s close (yuan) | |
| Copper (Feb) | 54890 | -290 |
| Aluminium (Feb) | 15065 | 15 |
| Zinc (Feb) | 25965 | -15 |
| Lead (Feb) | 19410 | 5 |
| Tin (May) | 144850 | -460 |
| Nickel (May) | 98910 | -270 |
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