Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part firmer this morning, Monday November 6, with prices up by an average of 0.7%.

The latest Chinese investment in a US steelmaker has been widely criticised by the domestic industry.

Three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were firmer across the board this morning, Wednesday January 16, with prices up by an average of 0.8%. This after further temporary stimulus measures from China gave sentiment a boost.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are firmer by an average of 0.4% this morning, Monday October 23. Zinc and lead prices lead the way with a 0.7% gain, while copper prices are the laggards with a 0.1% gain to $6,975 per tonne. Volume has been average of 5,549 lots as of 07:17 BST.

Metal Bulletin’s Charlotte Radford reviews some of the key news from the past seven days.

After the eventful rally on Wednesday, both the base and precious metals complexes have continued their upward momentum in the morning of Thursday April 19 with a broad-based commodity rally supporting all metals prices higher.

China’s coke export prices have fallen amid the country’s weakening ferrous markets with demand not picking up as strongly as expected in the spring season.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are weaker across the board by an average of 0.7% this morning, Wednesday October 11. Zinc prices lead the decline with a 1.3% drop, followed by lead prices (-1%), nickel (-0.7%), tin and aluminium (-0.5%), while three-month copper prices are off by 0.2% at $6,739 per tonne.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are broadly weaker this morning, Tuesday August 1, with losses averaging 0.4%. Copper and aluminium are little changed, with three-month copper prices at $6,378 per tonne, while the rest are down between 0.4% and 0.6%.

Base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part weaker this morning, Friday March 9. The exception is nickel, where prices are up by 0.2%, while the rest are lower: Zinc (-1%), tin (-0.9%), aluminium (-0.5%), lead (-0.3%) and copper prices are off by 0.5% at $6,792 per tonne.