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 generally firmer this morning, Friday January 4, with copper, nickel, zinc and lead up by an average of 0.8% – with copper up by 1.1% at $5,840 per tonne. Aluminium and tin bucked the trend, however, to decline by 0.5% and 0.1% respectively.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker again this morning, Thursday December 7, although tin prices are bucking the trend with a 0.2% gain. The rest are down by an average of 0.5%, ranged between copper that is off by 0.1% at $6,541 per tonne and lead prices that are down by 1.2%.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are at first sight looking quite mixed this morning, Friday February 2, with copper and lead in positive territory, tin unchanged and aluminium, zinc and nickel in negative territory.

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 mixed this morning, Friday January 26, with the complex up by an average of 0.2%.

Base metals prices traded on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker this morning, Tuesday November 14. Tin prices are bucking the trend with 0.2% gain, while the rest are down by an average of 0.6% - somewhat skewed by a 1.5% drop in nickel prices and 1.1% fall in lead prices. Three-month copper prices are off by 0.2% at $6,882 per tonne.

Base metals prices remained on a back footing this morning, Monday July 16, with three-month prices on the London Metal Exchange down by an average of 0.7%. Prices are in low ground with US trade policy and slow/slowing global economic growth weighing on prices.

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.

Further threats of US tariffs against China has spooked the markets and three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were down across the board on the morning of Tuesday June 19, with the complex down by an average of 0.5%.