Base metals prices are pulling back to consolidate this morning, Tuesday January 17, with three-month prices on the London Metal Exchange down an average of 1% as of 06:08 GMT with the pullback been done at quite a high volume of 11,288 lots.

Stronger than expected Chinese official PMI manufacturing data at 51.7, compared with 51.4 previous and 51.3 expected, has given most of the base metals a boost this morning, Thursday August 31.

The fledgling rebounds in the base metals seen in the second half of August have stalled and in the case of nickel have been reversed with prices setting fresh lows this morning, Monday September 3.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are up by an average of 0.4% this morning, Thursday July 20, with gains fairly tightly bunched between 0.2% for zinc and tin and 0.7% for lead. Three-month copper prices are up 0.3% at $5,983 per tonne – volume has been below average at 4,300 lots as of 06:09 BST.

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange are on divergent paths this morning, Friday June 30, with three-month copper and nickel prices firmer by 0.4%, with copper at $5,947 per tonne, aluminium and zinc prices are little changed, while lead and tin are off either side of 0.4%.

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region’s export slab price lost its premium to corresponding billet in 2017, driven by a combination of an easing international slab market and a tightening billet market.

The metals remain on a back footing this morning, Monday July 10, with the base metals complex on the London Metal Exchange down an average of 0.4% as of 07:18 BST.

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange are up across the board this morning, Friday June 16, as they were yesterday morning.

Base metals on the London Metal Exchange are up across the board this morning, Thursday June 15, with prices up by an average of 0.6%. The move has happened at a higher than average volume of 8,685 lots as of 07:03 BST.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange are for the most part slightly firmer this morning, Wednesday July 5, with prices up an average of 0.2%.