Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part firmer this morning, Wednesday June 14, the exceptions are aluminium that is off 0.3% and copper that is slightly weaker, while the rest are up an average of 0.5%. Volume has been above average with 7,188 lots traded as of 07:24 BST.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are mixed this morning, Tuesday June 20, with copper and zinc prices both down 0.4% with three-month copper prices at $5,701 per tonne, while the rest of the metals are up between 0.1% and 0.3%.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were broadly up on Tuesday April 10, with markets reacting positively to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pledge to further open up China's economy.

It was another firmer start for the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange this morning, Thursday December 13, with all the metals in positive territory and showing average gains of 0.6%.

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 are down an average of 0.7% on the London Metal Exchange this morning, Wednesday May 3, with zinc, copper and lead prices down around 1%, with three-month copper prices at $5,751 per tonne, while aluminium and nickel prices are off around 0.5% and tin prices are down 0.2%. Volume has been light with 3,907 lots traded as of 06:20 BST.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange have started to weaken as European trading gets underway with three-month prices off by an average of 0.2% this morning, Tuesday July 18.

Positive headlines regarding continuing US-China trade talks have fueled a recovery in global risk sentiment so far on Friday March 29, subsequently providing support to three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange.

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange are up across the board this morning, Monday June 19, as they have been for the past two business days, with lead, zinc and nickel managing to see follow through buying, while the others look less positive.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange had a mixed start to trading on Tuesday March 26 while recessionary fears subsided.