Metal Bulletin proposes to amend the delivery timing noted in the specification for its weekly domestic base price assessments for three European domestic stainless steel markets.

Fastmarkets proposes to increase the frequency of its steel hot-rolled coil domestic Northern Europe price from weekly to daily, and to change the price from an assessment to an index.

The spot gold price was little changed during Asian morning trading on Wednesday January 10, with the yellow metal coming under pressure from a resurgent dollar and higher US bond yields.

The spot gold price managed a slight bounce during Asian morning trading session on Tuesday January 9, but expectations of more US interest rate increases this year continue to underpin the dollar, capping any significant gains in the yellow metal.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed during Asian morning trading on Tuesday February 12, with a firm dollar and uncertainty surrounding trade talks between China and the United States hampering the complex.

Metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are up across the board this morning, Friday February 16, by an average of 0.4%, while trading activity has been light due to the Lunar New Year holiday.