Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mostly up during Asian morning trading on Thursday, with copper leading the rest of the complex, except aluminium and lead, higher.
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| LME snapshot at 03.55 am London time | ||
| Latest three-month LME Prices | ||
| Price ($ per tonne) | Change since previous session’s close ($) | |
| Copper | 6,838 | 28 |
| Aluminium | 2,337 | -29.5 |
| Lead | 2,290 | -2 |
| Zinc | 3,091 | 14.5 |
| Tin | 21,135 | 25 |
| Nickel | 13,875 | -50 |
| SHFE snapshot at 10.55 am Shanghai time | ||
| Most-traded SHFE contracts | ||
| Price (yuan per tonne) | Change since previous session’s close (yuan) | |
| Copper (June) | 51,220 | 350 |
| Aluminium (June) | 14,615 | -15 |
| Zinc (June) | 23,780 | 80 |
| Lead (June) | 18,885 | -65 |
| Tin (Sept) | 145,720 | 320 |
| Nickel (July) | 104,160 | 260 |
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