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Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mixed in the morning of Wednesday December 5, with zinc and copper up by 0.4% and 0.3% respectively, while the rest of the complex was little changed or weaker.
Vale has hailed the launch of a derivative contract by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Monday December 3 as a positive development for the high-grade iron ore market.
Good morning from Fastmarkets MB’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Wednesday December 5.
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during Asian morning trading on Wednesday December 5, with risk sentiment deteriorating amid confusion over whether much progress was made during US-China trade talks this past weekend.
China Molybdenum Co will take direct control of metals trader IXM in a $495-million buyout of a fund it set up to originally purchase the firm from Louis Dreyfus, according to a notice issued on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday December 4.
Price gains inspired by the trade developments at the Group of Twenty (G20) summit over the weekend were sold into during afternoon trading on Monday December 3, but likewise the dips have been bought into again this morning.
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