Base metal prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly lower during Asian morning trading on Tuesday amid bouts of year-end profit-taking, with copper prices falling as longs liquidate.
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| LME snapshot at 02.55am London time | ||
| Latest three-month LME Prices | ||
| Price ($ per tonne) | Change since yesterday’s close ($) | |
| Copper | 6,818 | -8 |
| Aluminium | 2,072 | 3 |
| Lead | 2,512 | 5 |
| Zinc | 3,232.50 | 9 |
| Tin | 19,485 | -40 |
| Nickel | 11,290 | -95 |
| SHFE snapshot at 10.59am Shanghai time | ||
| Most-traded SHFE contracts | ||
| Price (yuan per tonne) | Change since yesterday’s close (yuan) | |
| Copper (January) | 53,220 | -330 |
| Aluminium (February) | 14,710 | 65 |
| Zinc (January) | 25,350 | -205 |
| Lead (January) | 18,990 | 40 |
| Tin (January) | 141,450 | -250 |
| Nickel (May) | 91,130 | -1,240 |
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