The base metals are for the most part weaker this morning, Tuesday April 18, with three-month prices on the London Metal Exchange off an average of 0.3%, led by a 1.5% decline in lead prices to $2,205.50 per tonne. Zinc prices are down 1.1%, nickel prices are off 0.8% and copper prices are down 0.3% at $5,666 per tonne.

In the absence of an LMEselect price feed, we will focus on Shanghai Futures Exchange trading this morning, Thursday January 12.

Copper prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange edged lower during Asian morning trading on Monday January 22, following a further increase in SHFE deliverable red metal stocks last week.

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.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were broadly positive on the morning of Monday May 14, with all of the metals, except for zinc (-0.1%), up by an average of 0.6%. Nickel and lead were the frontrunners with gains of 1.3% and 1.2% respectively.

Base metals prices trading on the London Metal Exchange are generally higher this morning, Tuesday January 9, with copper ($7,159 per tonne), aluminium, nickel and zinc up by between 0.2% and 0.5%, while tin prices are little changed and lead prices are bucking the trend with a 0.3% decline to $2,598 per tonne.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part stronger this morning, Friday November 24. The exception is zinc, where prices are off by 0.1%, while the rest are up by between 0.2% for tin prices and 1.1% for nickel prices, with copper prices up by 0.3% at $6,992 per tonne.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were being pushed and pulled by cross currents this morning, Thursday November 29. Nickel, lead and tin showed gains averaging 0.4%, while copper, aluminium and zinc were down by an average of 0.4%. Copper was off by 0.4% at $6,230 per tonne.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were up across the board by an average of 0.4% this morning, Friday January 25 - this despite Thursday’s generally weak flash manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) data in Asia and Europe, although the United States showed a stronger number.

The weather in Istanbul was warm last week, and more than one delegate at the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Convention was a bit hot under the collar.